M-24 (Michigan highway)
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| M-24 |
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| Length: | 74.3 mi[1] (120 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1926 | ||||||||
| South end: |   I-75/BL I-75 in Auburn Hills |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-69 near Lapeer |
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| North end: |  M-25 near Unionville |
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M-24, (also known as Lapeer Rd for a portion of the route) is a highway that extends 74.3 miles (119 km) through southeastern Michigan, from Auburn Hills (at an interchange with I-75) to Unionville (where it merges with M-25. While the M-24 designation is similar to that of US 24 which has a northern terminus located only a few miles from the southern terminus of M-24, M-24 was never part of US 24.
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[edit] Route
The section of M-24 from its southern terminus in Auburn Hills north to the village of Oxford is one of the busiest stretches of road in the state in terms of vehicle traffic per number of lanes. The road is a standard Michigan expressway design, with at-grade intersections, traffic signals, and Michigan Lefts. This continues a few miles north of Oxford, where the highway becomes a two-lane highway (as of 2006 construction projects are under way to widen the road to Lapeer.)
Heading north, M-24 passes through Lake Orion, Oxford, Metamora and Lapeer. Very close to its southern terminus is the Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the NBA's Detroit Pistons.
Prior to an early 2000's extension, M-24 ended at M-81 in Caro, MI; now it continues up to M-25 in Unionville.
[edit] Interstate junctions
M-24 begins a hundred feet south of an overpass that is part of a double trumpet interchange with I-75 in Auburn Hills. The interchange also connects with an entrance into the Palace of Auburn Hills and a variety of electronic signs are contained in the area to indicate the status of access to the entrance. The roadway is a continuation of BL I-75 that travels through Pontiac.
M-24 also intersects I-69 on the south side of Lapeer.
