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Road work this week: October 5 to 11

E 8th Street in Holland stays closed for the water main, 120th Avenue and the Black Creek bridge are out until November, the 48th Avenue roundabout is closed into mid-October, and three resurfacing jobs start Monday in Georgetown and Blendon. Every closure on the lakeshore this week, by town.

Road work this week: October 5 to 11
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East 8th Street in Holland stays closed between US-31 and Waverly Road through the end of October while the Board of Public Works replaces the water main under it. On the north side of Holland Township, 120th Avenue and James Street are closed for sewer work into November, and the 104th Avenue bridge over Black Creek is out until the end of November. In Georgetown and Blendon townships the 48th Avenue corridor and its new roundabout at Baldwin Street stay closed, and three resurfacing jobs start Monday. On I-196 near Saugatuck, the Old Allegan Road bridge is closed through mid-November, with overnight freeway closures coming the week after this one.

Here is every closure, lane restriction and start date on county roads, state routes and city streets across the six towns for Monday, October 5 through Sunday, October 11, from the road commissions, MDOT and the cities.

Holland and Holland Township

City of Holland

  • ClosedE 8th Street, US-31 to Waverly Road
    Closed since September 14 for the Holland BPW water main replacement; the southbound center lane and the northbound left-turn lane on Waverly are also closed at 8th. Traffic control stays up until the project finishes at the end of October.
    Holland Board of Public Works · updated 8/31 · source

Holland Township

  • Closed120th Avenue, Lakewood Boulevard to James Street
    Sanitary sewer installation under a permit. Closed May 4 to November 15.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • ClosedJames Street at 120th Avenue
    Sanitary sewer work. Closed September 21 to November 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Closed104th Avenue over Black Creek
    Bridge replacement. Closed July 6 to November 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Lane closureBeeline Road and Greenly Street, Riley Street to 120th Avenue
    Resurfacing with lane closures, September 28 to October 16.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Lane closureButternut Drive, Lakewood Boulevard to Riley Street
    Lane closures since August 24.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source

Olive and Port Sheldon townships, north of Holland

  • ClosedVan Buren Street, Butternut Drive to US-31 and US-31 to 120th Avenue
    Water main installation in two segments; a detour map is posted. Closed since fall 2025, through November 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Closed120th Avenue at Van Buren Street
    Water main crossing. Closed September 14; scheduled to reopen Monday, October 5.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Closed164th Avenue, Butternut Drive to New Holland Street
    Water transmission main. Closed August 10 to November 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source

Zeeland

No county road closures are listed in Zeeland or Zeeland Township this week. The 88th Avenue and 64th Avenue resurfacing jobs from late summer are finished.

Tri-Cities

Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg

  • Lane closureUS-31 northbound, Jackson Avenue to Ridge Avenue
    Left lane closed Monday, October 5, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    MDOT Mi Drive · source
  • Lane closureUS-31 southbound, Ridge Avenue to Jackson Avenue
    Left lane closed Tuesday, October 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    MDOT Mi Drive · source
  • Lane closureM-104 westbound at Pine Street
    Left lane closed Wednesday, October 7, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    MDOT Mi Drive · source
  • Next weekTaft Street, 174th Avenue to 168th Avenue, Spring Lake Township
    Resurfacing scheduled to begin Monday, October 12, the week after this one.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source

Hudsonville and Jenison

Georgetown, Jamestown and Blendon townships

  • Closed48th Avenue, Port Sheldon Street to Baldwin Street
    Water transmission main. Closed March 30 to November 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Closed48th Avenue and Baldwin Street roundabout
    Roundabout construction. Closed July 27 to October 17.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Closed96th Avenue at Barry Street, Blendon Township
    Closed September 30 to October 9.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Starts this weekNew Holland Street, Chicago Drive to the Hudsonville city limits
    Resurfacing begins Monday, October 5.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Starts this week12th Avenue, Port Sheldon Street to Baldwin Street
    Resurfacing Monday, October 5 to October 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Starts this weekBaldwin Street, 56th Avenue to 48th Avenue, Blendon Township
    Resurfacing Monday, October 5 to October 17.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Lane closureBaldwin Street, 20th Avenue to Cottonwood Drive
    Resurfacing with lane closures, September 28 to October 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Lane closure28th Avenue, Hudsonville city limits to Bauer Road
    Lane closures since August 24.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • Lane closureChicago Drive and M-121 at the Grandville line
    Single-lane closures in both directions Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., between Main Street, Chicago Drive and Fairlanes Avenue.
    MDOT Mi Drive · source

Allendale and Coopersville

Allendale, Polkton and Crockery townships

  • Closed60th Avenue, Lincoln Street to Comfort Drive, Allendale Township
    Water main installation. Closed June 3 to October 30.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source
  • ReopenedCleveland Street over Crockery Creek
    Bridge replacement finished; the road reopened October 2.
    Ottawa County Road Commission · source

Saugatuck, Douglas and Fennville

I-196 and Allegan County roads

  • ClosedOld Allegan Road over I-196
    The bridge is closed in both directions for the I-196 project, July 13 to November 13.
    MDOT Mi Drive · source
  • Lane closureI-196 northbound, mile 38 to mile 39
    Left lane closed through November 13.
    MDOT Mi Drive · source
  • Next weekI-196, both directions near Saugatuck
    Overnight total closures with 15-minute traffic stoppages, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Wednesday and Thursday nights, October 14 to 16, the week after this one.
    MDOT Mi Drive · source

The Allegan County Road Commission lists no new closures on its website this week; its day-to-day closure notices go out on its Facebook page, and its 2026 project list shows a culvert replacement at 62nd Street and Blue Star Highway bid in September. The closed section of Lakeshore Drive in Saugatuck Township stays closed while the Road Commission pursues federal funding to rebuild it.

Compiled Saturday, October 3 from the Ottawa County Road Commission project list, MDOT Mi Drive, Holland Board of Public Works, the City of Holland and the Allegan County Road Commission. Dates are the agencies' estimates and move with weather and contractors. Know about a closure we missed, including city streets in Zeeland, Grand Haven, Hudsonville, Coopersville, Saugatuck, Douglas or Fennville? Tell us.

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