▁of ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁After ▁the ▁change , ▁M - 4 3 ▁ran ▁concurrent ly ▁along ▁US ▁ 1 3 1 ▁from ▁Os ht emo ▁Township ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Kal am az oo ▁to ▁P lain well . ▁Bus . ▁US   1 3 1 ▁in ▁Kal am az oo ▁was ▁also ▁trunc ated , ▁and ▁the ▁B L ▁I - 9 4 ▁overlap ▁removed . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁round about ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁US ▁ 1 3 1 ▁and ▁M - 1 8 6 ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁F ife ▁Lake ▁in ▁Grand ▁Tra verse ▁County . ▁ ▁Future ▁Origin ally , ▁MD OT ▁and ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁ag encies ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁convert ▁US   1 3 1 ▁into ▁a ▁fre ew ay ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Pet os key . ▁They ▁suggested ▁adding ▁the ▁highway ▁to ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁System ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁took ▁propos als ▁for ▁add itions ▁to ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁high ways . ▁While ▁further ▁north ward ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁from ▁M anton ▁to ▁K alk aska ▁and ▁beyond ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁by ▁the ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁can ce led ▁" per haps ▁forever " ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁MD OT ▁made ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁rev