“It allows us to have shoulder width for pull of when necessary as well as emergency access if we needed police and fire," Adam Penzenstadler, a project and contracts engineer, said of the lane closures. MDOT planned to start the project in 2020, but delayed to secure more funding and expand the improved area. The project is part of Rebuilding Michigan, a five-year plan to repair the state's busiest roads. The work will happen in four phases: 2021: Concrete repair between Will Carlton and Northline roads as well as culvert replacements between Northline and Five Mile roads. 2022: Road rebuilding on the southbound lanes between Northline and Five Mile roads.