HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) – The combination of time and weather has thwarted an aspect of the final touch-up work on the US-31 project through Holland’s North Side … for now.
Michigan Department of Transportation crews are expected to reopen Lakewood Boulevard under the highway in its entirety by Wednesday. Traffic was restricted to one lane in that area due to structural steel painting of the underside of the span that would help extend its life. Leo Evans of the M-DOT office in Muskegon, who is overseeing the project, said that, “We were able to complete work on the south half…however, with the weather over the weekend and early this week, we won’t have enough time to set up and complete the northern half prior to the start of the Tulip Time Festival.”
The Lakewood bridge work will resume following the festival, while during Holland’s annual signature event, M-DOT crews will work on painting the underside of the US-31 span over the Macatawa River. Starting on Wednesday, the outside shoulder of the northbound lanes will be closed for up to three weeks.
Evans added that all lanes of US-31, Lakewood Boulevard under US-31 and Business 196 (Chicago Drive) under US-31 will be open throughout the Tulip Time Festival run of May 6th through the 13th.
