The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) said in a Friday morning bulletin it plans to fully close a section of Highway M-216, known locally as Marcellus Road or Marcellus Highway. The closure will last two days and will take place from 7 a.m. on Monday, November 9 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10. The closed section will be between Pulver Road and Bent Road in Flowerfield Township, a short distance west of U.S. Highway 131.

The closure will involve a full and complete shutdown of the road, during which an MDOT detour will direct traffic onto a route following Pulver Road, Floating Bridge Road, and Bent Road. For motorists traveling between Three Rivers and Marcellus, Google Maps also recommends a route consisting of Hoffman Road and Highway M-40.

Dave Vago is a writer and columnist for Watershed Voice. A Philadelphia native with roots in Three Rivers, Vago is a planning consultant to history and community development organizations and is the former Executive Director of the Three Rivers DDA/Main Street program.