Probably a good 50,000 drivers a day take just that eastbound side, but we have to do it for the safety of the public," Diane Cross said. "We realize that's a tremendous problem for drivers. ![]() 1 Stack interchanges are made up of several overpasses. An overpass and underpass together form a grade separation. They say the closure could take a week, hopefully, less. An overpass (called an overbridge or flyover in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries) is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway. "Not looking forward to it but it is what it is," Driver Meg Emlaw said. In the meantime, MDOT has set up a detour for drivers. "We have to have crews do repairs to that bridge to make sure it is back to being fully safe and functional to allow traffic to go underneath it and to use the bridge on top," Diane Cross with MDOT said. The freeway will be closed all week because MDOT inspectors need to bring in contractors to make the emergency repairs.Īnd that m-dot's inspectors needed to bring in contractors to make emergency repairs because the integrity of the bridge is in question The semi-truck left its boom up and slammed right into the Liberty Street overpass at highway speeds. ![]() Haven Avenue passes near Merola’s former high school. 28, 2022, just over a year after his death. "It might be a little bit of a headache, make sure repaired correctly," driver Meg Emlaw adds. To honor Merola, the Haven Avenue 210 Freeway overpass was named for the young Marine in a ceremony on Oct. "It's a big headache to figure out how to get to where I need to get to," driver Keith Frazier said.
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