Weary travelers can take solace in knowing that what has become a daily traffic jam encountered while trying to drive across Traverse City should clear up in mid-November.
Then after about five months, construction is scheduled to begin anew for the western and northern part of an ambitious effort to rebuild U.S. 31 and M-22 from South Garfield Avenue to Cherry Bend Road in Leelanau County.
“A lot of your readers who will find themselves driving through next year’s construction project are riding through this year’s project,” said James Lake, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) North Region media representative. “Nobody likes the delays that go with road construction. But I think they also will see the improvements that have been made, and envision the improvements that will be made in the next corridor.”
