More lane closures on U.S. 23 in Ann Arbor this weekend
Washtenaw County motorists can expect another weekend of lane closures and possible traffic delays on U.S. 23 between Washtenaw Avenue and M-14 as workers resurface that section of the highway.
One lane will be closed in each direction starting at 9 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday for road construction.
Orange barrels will be out this weekend.
“They’re going to see how much they can get done this weekend,” she said. She noted rain in the forecast for the weekend could slow the work. Any additional closures will be next weekend and/or at night. No weekend lane closures will be allowed starting with the Memorial Day weekend, she said. The lane closures have been in place for the past several weekends.
Highway workers are also implementing intermittent lane closures on M-14 between U.S. 23 and the Wayne County line for resurfacing of that section of freeway. But those closures are rarely needed now that traffic lanes have been configured to allow two lanes of travel in both directions, Arend said. That resurfacing work is scheduled to last until the end of July.
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Comments
Billy Bob Schwartz
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 8:53 p.m.
...and to stop rubbernecking at the work.
ChrisW
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 7:34 p.m.
The lane closures wouldn't be so painful if drivers could be persuaded to merge early.
mentalNomad
Sun, May 13, 2012 : midnight
The opposite may also be true--if drivers merge early, then they are lengthening the area where there is only one lane of traffic and therefore making the construction area larger and the delay longer. If two lanes merge at the point where one lane closes, in an orderly manner, it is called zipper merging.
Chris
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 2:23 a.m.
Merging earlier won't fix the problem. People need to merge in an orderly fashion, regardless of where the merge takes place. Someone playing lane cop simply denies the use of a lane that's better used to keep traffic moving until the merge point.