Road conditions

Michigan road conditions right now

Every closure and crash Mi Drive is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-75 and I-94 corridor pages, and what the season does to Michigan's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: Mi Drive, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

Mi Drive

Michigan's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Cameras

Michigan highway cameras

Every Mi Drive camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

City cameras

Detroit cameras

Live cameras on the Detroit freeways.

Corridor

I-75 conditions

The whole I-75 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Corridor

I-94 conditions

The whole I-94 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Drawbridges

Michigan drawbridges

Where the movable spans are and the federal opening rule for each.

Mile markers

Mile markers in Michigan

How Michigan numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in Michigan

What the Mi Drive feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across Michigan

I-75 is the whole-state road, Ohio line, Detroit, Flint, Grayling, the Mackinac Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, about 395 miles. I-94 crosses the bottom of the state from the Indiana line through Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor and Detroit toward Port Huron. I-96 links Detroit and Grand Rapids, and US-131 runs north to south up the west side. M-28 is the Upper Peninsula's main east-west road, and US-2 runs the UP's southern shore.

What the season does to Michigan's highways

In winter, lake-effect snow off Superior and Michigan buries the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula. M-28 and US-2 can go from clear to whiteout inside a few miles, and closures are announced by route and milepost. The Mackinac Bridge, around mile marker 339 on I-75, posts high-wind restrictions and escorts. In fall, deer season brings dawn and dusk collisions statewide.

Before a Michigan road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open Mi Drive for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road. The Michigan cameras show the pavement itself, and most carry the mile marker.
  3. For the long haul, the I-75 and I-94 corridor pages carry alerts for every state the route crosses, not only Michigan.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same Mi Drive alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the Mi Drive feed held 942 unique reports, including 413 closure reports, 26 crash reports and 484 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were I-94, I-96 and I-75. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in Michigan right now?

The map above shows every full closure Mi Drive is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open Mi Drive.

Where do I check Michigan road conditions?

Mi Drive is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same Mi Drive feed and adds the Michigan cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the Mi Drive feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same Mi Drive alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. Mi Drive alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.