Southbound traffic is unaffected. Motorists should have full access to the bridge crossovers. When 4.4 miles of new road are finished on the north side, southbound traffic will be diverted over to the new lanes. Northern traffic will stay on the service drive. Complete reconstruction of the Southfield Freeway north of Interstate 94 to Ford Road starts this week with work on six bridges.
Bridge work is planned for weekends and weeknights.
The Southfield Freeway, or M-39, is a major artery linking Downriver to Dearborn to the northern suburbs, carrying 100,000 motorists a day. Henry Ford Museum is gearing up for the Southfield project by letting visitors know in advance, online and in brochures, of the roadwork. State road officials will roll out their plans to rebuild the Southfield Freeway at an open house today in Dearborn. The 11 a.m. event at Henry Ford Community College gives drivers, merchants and those with an interest in how tax dollars are spent a chance to ask questions. The state is trying to make the Southfield project as unrestrictive as possible.