If you’re driving to Detroit today, give yourself extra time. Southbound I-75 drops to just one lane just south of Monroe this weekend while crews paint a new traffic pattern on the roadway, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The squeeze is in the La Salle area, on the stretch Toledo drivers know well as the run up to the Motor City.

It’s part of the $71.5 million, 3.2-mile rebuild of I-75 from Otter Creek to LaPlaisance Road — this year’s work runs through November 13, with the full project scheduled to wrap in November 2027. The lane reduction covers southbound traffic only.

If Detroit is on your Sunday plans, leave early and expect delays through Monroe County.

Sources: The Blade (via NewsLocker) | MDOT project background

I-75 in Detroit — photo by Jason Zhang / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)