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Stop Moved

Route 15 Detour - Kalamazoo Street Closure - September 21 - Mid-November, 2026

9/21/26 6:00 AM 11/20/26 5:00 PM
Beginning at the start of service on Monday, September 21, 2026, CATA’s Route 15 service will be detoured from a significant portion of Kalamazoo Street due to a City of Lansing roadway reconstruction project. The detour is expected to remain in effect for approximately two months, with the project currently anticipated to be completed in mid-November 2026. Bus Stops Impacted The following Route 15 bus stops will be temporarily out of service for the duration of the detour: • 3355 - EBD Kalamazoo past S Pennsylvania • 3356 - EBD Kalamazoo past S Holmes St • 1995 - EBD Kalamazoo past Lathrop St • 4856 - EBD Kalamazoo past Leslie • 5739 - EBD Kalamazoo past Clemens • 3804 - EBD Kalamazoo past S Magnolia Av • 3805 - EBD Kalamazoo past Foster • 2455 - EBD Kalamazoo past Charles St • 5636 - WBD Kalamazoo before Charles • 3831 - WBD Kalamazoo past S Francis Ave • 5578 - WBD Kalamazoo past Magnolia • 4855 - WBD Kalamazoo past Regent • 2046 - WBD Kalamazoo past Shepard • 3402 - WBD Kalamazoo before Holmes St Alternative Route 15 Access: • Customers who normally use the impacted Kalamazoo Street stops can continue to access Route 15 at existing bus stops along Michigan Avenue between Pennsylvania Avenue and Homer Street. Route 15 will serve this portion of Michigan Avenue in both directions for the duration of the detour. Turn-by-Turn Directions: Outbound • Depart the Downtown CATA Transportation Center (CTC) to Kalamazoo Street • Right (east) on Kalamazoo to Grand Avenue • Right (south) on Grand to Hillsdale Street • Right (west) on Hillsdale to Washington Avenue • Left (south) on Washington to Malcolm X Street • Left (east) on Malcolm X to I-496 East • East on I-496 to the Larch Street/Cedar Street Exit Ramp • Right (south/west) on the Larch/Cedar Exit Ramp to Cedar Street • Right (north) on Cedar/Larch to Kalamazoo Street • Right (east) on Kalamazoo to Pennsylvania Avenue • Left (north) on Pennsylvania to Michigan Avenue • Right (east) on Michigan to Howard Street • Right (south) on Howard to Kalamazoo Street • Left (east) on Kalamazoo – Resuming regular routing thereafter Inbound • Regular Route to Kalamazoo Street • West on Kalamazoo to Homer Street • Right (north) on Homer to Michigan Avenue • Left (west) on Michigan to Pennsylvania Avenue • Left (south) on Pennsylvania to Kalamazoo Street • Right (west) on Kalamazoo to Cedar Street • Left (south) on Cedar to I-496 West Entrance Ramp • Left (east/west) on I-496 West Entrance Ramp to westbound I-496 • West on I-496 to the Grand Avenue Exit Ramp • Use the right lane of the Grand Avenue Exit Ramp to Grand Avenue • Right (north) on Grand to Lenawee Street • Left (west) on Lenawee to the west side of CTC The detour will remain in place for the duration of the roadway reconstruction project, which is currently expected to be completed in mid-November 2026.