DAVISON, MI — After two years, traffic is once again flowing on I-475 in Genesee County, Michigan. Work was completed on the major $141 million investment to rebuild approximately 3 miles of the roadway from the Flint River to Carpenter Road.
A ribbon cutting event was held on the Russel Avenue Bridge over I-475 to commemorate this milestone in a multi-year journey to improve the important corridor.
“When we fix a freeway, when we repair a road, we make the community safer,” Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II said. “We enable more economic possibility, activity, and opportunity. Michigan is going to continue to move and drive forward, and this project represents that here in mid-Michigan.”
This investment rebuilt the northbound and southbound lanes and addressed repairs to 19 structures along the corridor, including a new bridge over the Flint River. This stretch of I-475 carries more than 36,000 vehicles per day, serving as a commercial and commuter corridor, and work was made possible by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan program.
Work began in April 2024 with the rebuilding of the northbound lanes and progressed to the southbound lanes in December 2024.
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Work on a $270 million investment to rebuild the middle and south segments of I-475 from the Flint River to Bristol Road is expected to begin in spring 2026.
