MACOMB COUNTY — Commuters who take westbound Interstate 94 through Macomb County will see a change in traffic patterns starting this week.

In October, westbound I-94 was closed between Interstate 696 and Eight Mile Road to allow for repairs to the Frazho Road bridge in Eastpointe, which was damaged when the boom lift of a truck struck it in September. The Michigan Department of Transportation was performing a repair called heat straightening, where heat is used to straighten steel beams instead of replacing them.

“It takes a long time. It’s very time consuming,” said Diane Cross, MDOT Metro Region media representative. “It’s the best use of our tax dollars. We can’t always do it, but if we can, we try to.”

The work made the bridge safe to drive under, but MDOT has had to keep Frazho Roa

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