The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $30 million to rebuild approximately 700 feet of the Martin Luther King Jr. Street bridge from northbound US-131 ramps east to the end of the bridge replacing foundations built in the 1920’s, says spokesperson John Richard.
“That bridge is down there for over 100 years believe or not and of course it used to be known as Franklin now it's MLK Junior Street so we're going to replace the east end of the bridge, so this is the section that does not go over 131.”
The project is slated for 2026, but MDOT is holding a public meeting this week to share project details, schedules and traffic impacts, and invites residents to bring any concerns that might have been overlooked.
“This bridge goes right through a neighborhood basically so there's going to be pedestrian detours, bicycle detours, vehicular detours, commercial truck detours. Luckily there's a lot of different ways folks can take but it will be disruptive.”
That meeting is Wednesday, June 25 from 4:30-6 at the Grand Rapids Fire Department on Martin Luther King Jr. Street SE.
