MDSHA replaced Motter Avenue's bridge over US 15 because the concrete deck of the old bridge was deteriorating and the four-lane width of the bridge was insufficient for the traffic it carried. The new bridge has four through traffic lanes, bike lanes, and continuous left turn lanes. The replacement bridge is long enough to accommodate future widening of US 15. Construction began in spring 2012 and was completed in the Spring of 2015. The new bridge was built in two sections: one half of the bridge was constructed immediately to the north of the old bridge, then traffic was moved to the half-bridge and the old bridge removed, and the other half of the new bridge was constructed in place of the removed bridge.