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US-131 Crashes & Traffic Calls

Kent County, MI

Updated

US-131 is the north-south freeway through the middle of Kent County, from Byron Township and Wyoming through downtown Grand Rapids and north past Plainfield and Algoma Townships to Cedar Springs. This page lists every crash, vehicle fire and traffic call we have on it.

280 calls on US-131 in the past 30 days, 226 of them crashes (8 with injuries).

US-131 right now

Incident
  • Highway incident · southbound US-131 after Market Ave · Left Shoulder · 22m ago (MDOT)
  • Highway incident · southbound US-131 & Wealthy St · Left Shoulder · 1h 11m ago (MDOT)
  • Highway incident · northbound US-131 & Market St · Left Shoulder, Left Lane · 22m ago (MDOT)
  • NB US-131: left lane closed, North Park St to 10 Mile Rd (MDOT)
  • SB US-131: left lane closed, 6 Mile Rd to West River Dr (MDOT)
  • River/SB US-131 ramp: total closure, Ball Park Dr to SB US-131 (MDOT)
MDOT traffic camera, US-131 @ Wealthy St
US-131 @ Wealthy St
MDOT traffic camera, US-131 @ Market Ave
US-131 @ Market Ave
MDOT traffic camera, US-131 @ Pearl St
US-131 @ Pearl St

4 calls today

Latest on US-131

No active calls right now across West Michigan's 616 area code · checked

Latest

  1. Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · US-131 southbound & Cherry Grand Rapids Police Department
  2. Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · US-131 northbound, north of Sixth Grand Rapids Police Department
  3. CrashCrash Grand Rapids · US-131 northbound to Downtown Ramp Grand Rapids Police Department
  4. CrashCrash Solon Twp · US-131 northbound, north of 17 Mile Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 59 min
  5. Yesterday CrashCrash Wyoming · US-131 southbound to 54th Ramp Wyoming Police · Wyoming Police on scene about 10 minutes. cleared · 26 min
  6. Yesterday CrashCrash Solon Twp · US-131 northbound & Cedar Springs Ave Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 15 minutes. cleared · 55 min
  7. Yesterday CrashCrash Byron Twp · US-131 Fwy & M-6 Fwy Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 40 minutes. cleared · 51 min
  8. Yesterday Medical callEMS Grand Rapids · US-131 southbound & Burton Grand Rapids Fire Department
  9. Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · US-131 southbound & Burton Grand Rapids Police Department
  10. Yesterday CrashCrash Solon Twp · 17 Mile & US-131 Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 1 hr 1 min
  11. Yesterday Medical callEMS Grand Rapids · Bridge Under US-131 Grand Rapids Fire Department
  12. Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · US-131 southbound, north of Wealthy Grand Rapids Police Department
  13. Yesterday CrashCrash Byron Twp · 76th & US-131 Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 45 minutes. cleared · 55 min
  14. Yesterday CrashCrash Byron Twp · US-131 northbound, south of 100th Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 45 min
  15. Yesterday CrashCrash Plainfield Twp · US-131 southbound, north of West River Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 40 minutes. cleared · 57 min
  16. Yesterday CrashCrash Algoma Twp · US-131 southbound & 13 Mile Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 47 min
  17. Yesterday CrashCrash Grand Rapids · US-131 southbound, north of Pearl Grand Rapids Police Department
  18. Yesterday Medical callEMS Grand Rapids · US-131 southbound, north of Pearl Grand Rapids Fire Department
  19. Yesterday Medical callEMS Grand Rapids · Leonard Under US-131 Grand Rapids Fire Department
  20. Nov 3 CrashCrash Walker · US-131 northbound, north of I-96 Walker Police · Unknown accident, two vehicles involved, unknown injuries, vehicles off to the side of the road cleared · 1 hr 11 min
  21. Nov 3 CrashCrash Wyoming · US-131 northbound to 44th Ramp Wyoming Police · Wyoming Police on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 48 min
  22. Nov 3 CrashCrash Walker · US-131 northbound & I-96 Walker Police · Walker Police on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 59 min
  23. Nov 3 Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · US-131 northbound, south of Mlk Grand Rapids Police Department
  24. Nov 3 CrashCrash Plainfield Twp · US-131 northbound, south of West River Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about an hour. cleared · 1 hr 21 min
  25. Nov 3 CrashCrash Walker · US-131 southbound, south of I-96 Walker Police · Walker Police on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 40 min
  26. Nov 3 Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · US-131 southbound, north of Market Grand Rapids Police Department
  27. Nov 2 CrashCrash Byron Twp · 76th & US-131 Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 4 hours 15 minutes. cleared · 4 hr 37 min
  28. Nov 2 CrashCrash Solon Twp · US-131 northbound, south of 17 Mile Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 10 minutes. cleared · 51 min
  29. Nov 2 Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · US-131 northbound, south of Leonard Grand Rapids Police Department
  30. Nov 2 CrashCrash Walker · US-131 northbound, north of Ann Walker Fire · Unknown accident, gray minivan versus another gray minivan cleared · 2 hr 58 min
  31. Nov 2 Crash (property damage)Crash Grand Rapids · Ann Under US-131 Grand Rapids Police Department
  32. Nov 2 CrashCrash Wyoming · 36th & US-131 Wyoming Police · Wyoming Police on scene about 45 minutes. cleared · 1 hr 1 min
  33. Nov 2 CrashCrash Plainfield Twp · US-131 southbound, north of West River Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 3 hours. cleared · 3 hr 17 min
  34. Nov 2 CrashCrash Walker · US-131 southbound, south of I-96 Walker Police · Engine 2 arrived on scene with Life EMS and established command, and the incident was later terminated at 12:06 PM, with Engine 2 clearing the scene. cleared · 30 min
  35. Nov 2 CrashCrash Byron Twp · 68th & US-131 Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 37 min
  36. Nov 2 CrashCrash Solon Twp · US-131 southbound, south of 17 Mile Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 45 minutes. cleared · 1 hr 4 min
  37. Nov 2 CrashCrash Plainfield Twp · US-131 southbound & 6 Mile Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 1 hr 12 min
  38. Nov 1 CrashCrash Grand Rapids · US-131 northbound, south of Hynes Grand Rapids Police Department
  39. Nov 1 Medical callEMS Grand Rapids · US-131 northbound, south of Hynes Grand Rapids Fire Department
  40. Nov 1 CrashCrash Solon Twp · US-131 northbound to 17 Mile Ramp Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 20 minutes. cleared · 1 hr

Calls are matched to US-131 by the location dispatch gives, so a crash listed only by a nearby cross street can be missing. Police calls aren't listed here; see each town's page for those.

US-131 Accidents: Questions & Answers

Is there an accident on US-131 right now?

Listed on US-131 in the past hour or still active: MDOT reports highway incident at southbound US-131 after Market Ave; MDOT reports highway incident at southbound US-131 & Wealthy St. MDOT also lists 3 lane and ramp closures today.

What happened on US-131 today?

4 calls on US-131 so far today. The latest was Crash (property damage) at US-131 southbound & Cherry at 5:48 AM.

How many crashes are there on US-131?

226 crashes on US-131 in the past 30 days, 8 with injuries, out of 280 calls in all.

Where are the busiest spots on US-131?

In the past 90 days: US-131 northbound & Wealthy (6 calls), 68th & US-131 (5 calls) and US-131 southbound & 6 Mile (5 calls).

Who responds to crashes on US-131?

Depending on where it happens, the Michigan State Police, the county sheriff's office or the local police department, along with that stretch's fire department. Each call's page names the town.

How do I get a crash report for US-131?

Ask the police agency that handled the crash. Michigan crash reports (form UD-10) can also be bought online from the Michigan State Police. 616 Dispatch doesn't have or sell reports.