FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                 MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020

 

CONTACT: Nick Schirripa, MDOT Office of Communications, SchirripaN@Michigan.gov

                       269-208-7829

 

Traffic signal installation at M-96/33rd Street intersection in Comstock starts Monday

 

COUNTY:

Kalamazoo

 

HIGHWAY:

M-96

 

CLOSEST CITY:

Comstock

 

START DATE:

Monday, Aug. 31, 2020

 

ESTIMATED END DATE:

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020

 

PROJECT:

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is installing a new traffic signal on M-96 (East Michigan Avenue) at 33rd Street due to increased traffic volumes, congestion, and the intersection’s proximity to the railroad crossing.

For more information, visit Mi Drive.

 

SAFETY BENEFITS:

The new signal will improve safety, reduce congestion, and improve traffic flow at this intersection and along the M-96 corridor.

 

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:

There will be shoulder closures and intermittent single-lane closures.

 

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