MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. - Flooding from White Lake along Business Route US-31 between Whitehall and Montague has closed all four lanes of the roadway.
For two weeks, the Muskegon County Road Commission worked to keep one lane of traffic open in each direction, but they say that is no longer safe to do so.
David Hosticka, Owner of Dog-N-Suds locations in Montague and Norton Shores was forced to temporarily close his restaurant while his parking lot is underwater. He says, "If it's just a couple days, we're just going to say, let's get open and get back to business. If it ends up being weeks, we may have to look and see what other financial recovery methods might be available to us."
MDOT and the Muskegon County Road Commission expect to have a crew on scene on Wednesday to determine their next course of action as wait for the water to recede.
Detour signs will be put up to direct traffic away from the area.
Flooding is expected to get even worse in the coming days as rain from Monday night works its way down the White River and into White Lake.
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