Monthly Archives: July 2019

Photo of EB I-94 West of Elm Street Cutting Grade.  MDOT Photo. The Michigan Department of Transportation has closed the Elm Road ramp to westbound I-94 for reconstruction.  This work is part of the ongoing I-94 Corridor Project.  The closure began Thursday evening and is expect to last through Sunday, July 28 at 11 AM. The posted detour will direct traffic to take northbound Elm Avenue (which becomes westbound Parnall Road) then southbound US-127 to access westbound I-94. In a newly released sketch of the proposed I-94 and Elm Road interchange layout, three roundabouts will be constructed.  One each north and south of I-94 for ramp entrances and exits and one further north at the intersection of Rosehill, Elm and Seymour. Rosehill and Seymour roads will be moving slightly north as they meet Elm Road where a new roundabout will be constructed. Also at that interchange, Blake Road will move slightly north to form a 4 way intersection with Barrett Lane.  Currently Blake Road meets Elm at Carmen Drive. Roundabouts are currently under construction at the Cooper Street I-94 interchange. 

The Jackson Gus Macker 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament begins Friday evening in Downtown Jackson and runs through Sunday late afternoon.  This year there are 209 teams (836 players) signed up, a big increase from last year’s 130 teams and 516 players.  The festivities begin on Friday evening at 6 PM with the CNB Heroes Tournament.   This tournament features local law enforcement, emergency responders and veterans and is sponsored by County National Bank.  Games continue all day Saturday and Sunday. On Friday evening, the regular Downtown Jackson Cruise In will be held, but the location is shifting to Pearl Street (behind the Hayes building), Hayes Court, West Michigan Avenue (in front of Hayes and Carnegie buildings, North Jackson Street (in front of P&T Fitness and Gilbert Chocolates).  The city parking lot behind Lofts on Louis will also include cruisers. John Louis Good and the Rose City Troubadours will be the evening’s featured entertainment, 7 PM to 9 PM, at CP Federal City Square in Horace Blackman Park. Food trucks and vendors will be located within and around Horace Blackman Park beginning Friday through Sunday. This year, the Lyle Torrant Center will be receiving a donation with the majority of…