05/12/2026
UPDATE (5/21/2026, 8:55 am)
Okemos Road is now open to traffic. Thank you for your patience.
Okemos Road Closure Update (5/15/2026)
To complete the work and reopen the railroad crossing ASAP, the crossing will also be closed to pedestrians. We recognize that closing the railroad crossing to pedestrians is not ideal, but the closure would need to remain in place much longer to maintain pedestrian access.
Efforts were made to schedule this work after the K-12 school year had concluded. For safety, CSX needs to replace portions of the rail on an emergency basis, and waiting until the K-12 school year ended wasn't feasible.
⚠️ Okemos Road Closure ⚠️
Beginning at 7:00 am on Tuesday, May 19, CSX will close their railroad crossing on Okemos Road between Mount Hope Road and Bennett Road for emergency repairs. This closure will be in place through Thursday, May 21.
The posted detour for northbound and southbound Okemos Road traffic will be Bennett Road, Hagadorn Road, and Mount Hope Road, as shown by the blue arrows on the map.
Okemos Road will remain open to local traffic between Mount Hope Road and Bennett Road; however, Okemos Road will have a hard closure at the CSX railroad crossing.
We appreciate your patience during this emergency closure and will provide updates as they become available.