5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (351+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — US-131 in downtown Grand Rapids was closed for hours on Saturday after a truck hauling gasoline crashed and caught fire, said the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The Grand Rapids Police Department says the vehicle that crashed…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (357+ words) Michigan’s three most-populous counties accounted for 12 of the state’s 20 most dangerous intersections in 2024. Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties each had four intersections make the list, followed by Ingham with three, Ottawa with two, and Washtenaw, Kent and Isabella counties with…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (356+ words) EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Temporary traffic circles that were installed along Lakeside Drive in East Grand Rapids in August have been removed, prompting mixed reactions from neighbors. The circles were taken out last Tuesday morning, according to Doug La Fave,…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (38+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A crash shut down a section of US-131 in the Grand Rapids area for hours early Wednesday morning. It happened around 12:35 a.m. on northbound US-131 north of 28th Street,......

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (164+ words) Drivers who use the U.S. 131 and I-196 interchange in Grand Rapids may want to find an alternate route this fall. Bridge work will require significant closures at the busy interchange, beginning Monday, Sept. 22, and continuing through late October. The westbound left lane…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (516+ words) Michigan saw a slight increase in vehicle crashes from 2023 to 2024. The state reported 288,880 traffic crashes, causing 1,099 deaths and 71,316 injuries, according to annual data published this summer by Michigan State Police. “While all crashes are alarming, the sharp rise in bicycle-related…...