1 00:00:00,719 --> 00:00:03,199 Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is your cup 2 00:00:03,199 --> 00:00:08,080 of Traverse City for the 04/09/2026. 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,119 I'm Mike, and, I do have my coffee 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:11,619 handy. 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:13,299 Happy Thursday. 6 00:00:14,835 --> 00:00:16,934 So traffic is going to get 7 00:00:17,234 --> 00:00:20,274 ridiculous around on the East Side Of Traverse 8 00:00:20,274 --> 00:00:22,835 City. That's just my humble opinion since, 9 00:00:24,195 --> 00:00:26,054 I'll be intimately involved. 10 00:00:27,550 --> 00:00:30,269 Not not involved with the actual construction, but, 11 00:00:30,589 --> 00:00:31,089 the 12 00:00:31,630 --> 00:00:35,009 effects of it. But, Michigan Department of Transportation 13 00:00:35,469 --> 00:00:38,750 is planning to start a near nearly three 14 00:00:38,750 --> 00:00:42,475 month project on Monday, April 13 to redesign 15 00:00:42,615 --> 00:00:45,515 the 3 Mile Road US 31 intersection. 16 00:00:46,295 --> 00:00:49,015 Plans call for aligning the Traverse City State 17 00:00:49,015 --> 00:00:52,234 Park Beach driveway with the northbound approach 18 00:00:52,774 --> 00:00:53,675 of the intersection, 19 00:00:54,429 --> 00:00:57,390 which will improve traffic flow entering and exiting 20 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,130 the beach, 21 00:00:58,990 --> 00:01:00,130 day use area. 22 00:01:01,149 --> 00:01:01,649 So 23 00:01:02,510 --> 00:01:04,829 what they're basically doing, if you're familiar with 24 00:01:04,829 --> 00:01:07,730 the area, 3 Mile Road butts up against 25 00:01:07,950 --> 00:01:10,049 US 31 right there at the beach, 26 00:01:10,725 --> 00:01:11,944 And about 27 00:01:13,204 --> 00:01:14,025 50 yards 28 00:01:14,325 --> 00:01:16,965 to the west is the entrance to the 29 00:01:16,965 --> 00:01:18,984 State Park Beach, which is 30 00:01:19,444 --> 00:01:20,344 getting problematic, 31 00:01:20,725 --> 00:01:22,185 especially in heavy traffic, 32 00:01:23,365 --> 00:01:25,204 to get in and out of that beach 33 00:01:25,204 --> 00:01:25,704 area. 34 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:28,219 So what they're doing is they're moving the 35 00:01:28,219 --> 00:01:29,840 driveway to line up 36 00:01:30,219 --> 00:01:32,459 with with, three mile road. So you'll have 37 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:34,060 a traffic light to go in and out 38 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:34,799 of the park 39 00:01:35,260 --> 00:01:37,500 and a traffic light to get out of 40 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:38,719 the park, which 41 00:01:39,020 --> 00:01:40,400 I totally support, 42 00:01:41,025 --> 00:01:43,424 but they're gonna be doing that, 43 00:01:43,825 --> 00:01:44,805 starting Monday. 44 00:01:45,344 --> 00:01:45,844 So 45 00:01:46,145 --> 00:01:47,525 you're gonna be detouring, 46 00:01:49,025 --> 00:01:50,165 3 Mile Road. 47 00:01:50,545 --> 00:01:53,265 I'm not sure where you would get on. 48 00:01:53,265 --> 00:01:56,069 Probably go probably at 4 Mile Road and 49 00:01:56,069 --> 00:01:57,129 go up to Hammond. 50 00:01:57,989 --> 00:01:58,489 Or 51 00:01:58,950 --> 00:01:59,769 if you're 52 00:02:00,310 --> 00:02:01,609 a little further past 53 00:02:02,390 --> 00:02:04,310 3 Mile Road, you go down to Airport 54 00:02:04,310 --> 00:02:06,569 Access and up to Parsons maybe 55 00:02:07,075 --> 00:02:08,055 and back around. 56 00:02:08,754 --> 00:02:10,514 I I don't know what that looks like. 57 00:02:10,594 --> 00:02:13,254 I guess we'll find out on Monday. But, 58 00:02:14,275 --> 00:02:16,375 yeah, that's, right in my neighborhood. 59 00:02:16,675 --> 00:02:17,175 So, 60 00:02:17,794 --> 00:02:18,294 yeah. 61 00:02:19,379 --> 00:02:21,460 Like, that's why I say I might be 62 00:02:21,460 --> 00:02:22,360 in intimately 63 00:02:22,740 --> 00:02:23,240 involved. 64 00:02:25,060 --> 00:02:26,979 And they're also gonna be doing something up 65 00:02:26,979 --> 00:02:27,719 by Royce, 66 00:02:28,180 --> 00:02:29,400 by Hammond Road. 67 00:02:30,099 --> 00:02:31,400 So there, 68 00:02:32,614 --> 00:02:34,534 there's something going on up there. 69 00:02:35,014 --> 00:02:36,634 What do they call that? 70 00:02:40,055 --> 00:02:42,694 Let's see. Just, oh, here we go. Here's 71 00:02:42,694 --> 00:02:44,935 the detour information. 3 Mile Road traffic will 72 00:02:44,935 --> 00:02:47,674 be detoured to Parsons Road and airport access. 73 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:50,020 That's if you're coming 74 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,340 north on 3 Mile Road. 75 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,120 It doesn't say what you'll do if you 76 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:55,939 wanna go 77 00:02:56,319 --> 00:02:58,020 south on 3 Mile Road. 78 00:02:59,199 --> 00:03:02,080 So, anyway, interesting. And they're also, of course, 79 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,694 in that same area putting a new traffic 80 00:03:04,694 --> 00:03:06,474 light at the campground entrance. 81 00:03:07,655 --> 00:03:08,155 So 82 00:03:08,694 --> 00:03:11,895 more traffic lights, more stops, and, yeah, this 83 00:03:11,895 --> 00:03:13,355 is gonna be a fun summer. 84 00:03:15,860 --> 00:03:17,939 And they're also doing something, like I said, 85 00:03:17,939 --> 00:03:20,680 up by Roy's at, Hammond Road to, 86 00:03:21,219 --> 00:03:23,240 safe trail to school project. 87 00:03:24,659 --> 00:03:25,560 So they're 88 00:03:26,099 --> 00:03:27,319 they're gonna be connecting, 89 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:31,615 apparently, connecting the Tart Trail that goes, 90 00:03:33,754 --> 00:03:36,395 well, I think it stops at South Airport 91 00:03:36,395 --> 00:03:38,634 Road right now, but they wanna extend it 92 00:03:38,634 --> 00:03:40,814 up to three mile or up to Hammond 93 00:03:41,115 --> 00:03:42,955 or down to Hammond if you count, you 94 00:03:42,955 --> 00:03:43,694 know, south, 95 00:03:44,879 --> 00:03:47,360 and probably a crossing there and then getting 96 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,919 to the middle school and the elementary school 97 00:03:49,919 --> 00:03:51,379 that's on the other side, Olsen's. 98 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,959 So anyway, yeah, this is hyper hyper local 99 00:03:54,959 --> 00:03:56,739 on the East Side Of Traverse City. 100 00:03:57,135 --> 00:03:59,294 Not to mention all the craziness that's gonna 101 00:03:59,294 --> 00:04:00,675 be happening around Interlochen 102 00:04:01,615 --> 00:04:03,555 for the big roundabout they're building, 103 00:04:04,175 --> 00:04:04,675 and 104 00:04:06,335 --> 00:04:08,574 sure there's a whole lot more. Maybe, maybe 105 00:04:08,574 --> 00:04:09,679 tomorrow I'll I'll talk about construction in the 106 00:04:09,679 --> 00:04:10,335 area, but this this one, 107 00:04:11,069 --> 00:04:11,569 area, 108 00:04:12,670 --> 00:04:13,170 but 109 00:04:14,189 --> 00:04:16,589 this this one, kinda surprised me. I didn't 110 00:04:16,589 --> 00:04:18,930 realize they were gonna start that that quick, 111 00:04:19,470 --> 00:04:21,310 one that, you know, where they move where 112 00:04:21,310 --> 00:04:22,770 they're moving the park entrance. 113 00:04:23,634 --> 00:04:26,134 So let me grab the weather here. 114 00:04:27,634 --> 00:04:29,974 I can find it, and we'll 115 00:04:30,995 --> 00:04:32,454 get out of here for Thursday. 116 00:04:34,034 --> 00:04:35,254 Let's see. Today, 117 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,020 mostly sunny with a high 118 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,740 steady temperature of 46. 119 00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:41,839 That doesn't, 120 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:43,699 that's a high. 121 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,400 You know, I guess that's the high for 122 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,040 the day. West wind, 10 to 15 miles 123 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,220 per hour with gust as high as 25. 124 00:04:51,935 --> 00:04:54,754 Tonight, chance of rain after 1AM, 125 00:04:54,814 --> 00:04:57,954 mixing with snow after 3AM, and creasing 126 00:04:58,254 --> 00:05:00,975 clouds with low around 36, west wind around 127 00:05:00,975 --> 00:05:03,154 five miles per hour. East 128 00:05:03,550 --> 00:05:04,290 after midnight, 129 00:05:04,590 --> 00:05:05,490 chance precipitation 130 00:05:06,030 --> 00:05:07,330 is 40%. 131 00:05:08,430 --> 00:05:08,930 And, 132 00:05:09,389 --> 00:05:11,870 tomorrow, a chance of rain and snow before 133 00:05:11,870 --> 00:05:14,129 8AM. Cloudy with gradually, 134 00:05:15,790 --> 00:05:18,975 mostly sunny. Okay. So it's gonna clear up 135 00:05:18,975 --> 00:05:22,115 a little bit. High near 44. North wind, 136 00:05:22,254 --> 00:05:24,595 five to 10 miles per hour. Chance precipitation 137 00:05:24,975 --> 00:05:26,115 is 30%. 138 00:05:26,175 --> 00:05:27,774 It's like you said, gonna be in the 139 00:05:27,774 --> 00:05:28,274 morning. 140 00:05:28,894 --> 00:05:31,154 So everybody have a great Thursday, 141 00:05:31,615 --> 00:05:33,954 and I will catch you tomorrow.