Future
East of Benton Harbor, Michigan, the highway is under study due to environmental, economical and historical site issues. A few alternative extensions to this roadway involve connecting directly to I-196 at I-94, and another involves connecting it directly to BL I-94 at I-94 near Benton Harbor with auxiliary lanes to I-196. As per the study, it is scheduled for completion in 2015, when it will connect to I-196, although as of November 2009 no funding has been identified. Until the freeway is complete, US 31 follows a stretch of Napier Avenue, which was upgraded in conjunction with the St. Joseph Valley Parkway opening to that point, westward to I-94. The US 31/I-94/I-196 interchange would have to be redone if a connection is completed there as originally planned. The interchange would be changed to a modified cloverleaf interchange; it is currently a trumpet interchange. The St. Joseph Valley Parkway name has already been applied to this unbuilt section.
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