NOVI, Mich. – Crews will be shifting traffic along the I-96 Flex Route throughout October, causing some lane and ramp closures.
Traffic traveling westbound on I-96 will be shifted back onto the westbound side of the freeway in two stages.
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Westbound I-96 from I-275 to Beck Road will have lane and ramp closures throughout October as crews work on the traffic shift. Two lanes will open on eastbound I-96 from Kent Lake Road to I-275 once traffic is shifted until early November, when I-96 will reopen to three lanes.
Here’s the schedule of road closures throughout October 2024:
Friday, Oct. 4, to Saturday, Oct. 5
- 10 p.m. to 12 p.m. - Eastbound I-96 will be closed from Kent Lake Road to Wixom Road for overhead sign installation.
Saturday, Oct. 5
- 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Eastbound I-96 will remain closed from Milford Road to Wixom Road.
Saturday, Oct. 12, or Saturday, Oct. 19
- 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. - Eastbound I-96 will be closed from Wixom Road to I-275 for overhead sign installation.
- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Eastbound I-96 will remain closed from Wixom Road to Novi Road for overhead sign installation.
- 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Westbound I-96 will have one lane open from I-275 to Wixom Road for a traffic shift and pavement grinding, then will reopen to two lanes through November
In November, three lanes will be open in each direction of I-96 between Kent Lake Road and I-275, with all ramps open. Shoulders and flex lanes, as well as ramp meters and signals, will continue to be worked on until early 2025.
