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Express, local I-96 lanes to close this weekend in Detroit for bridge work

Closures begin at 9 p.m. Friday

Road construction signs are seen Monday, April 30, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) (Seth Perlman, Seth Perlman/AP)

DETROIT – Some express and local I-96 lanes will close for the weekend in Detroit due to bridge demolition and maintenance work.

Eastbound and westbound express I-96 lanes and local I-96 lanes on Detroit’s west side will close Friday evening and reopen early the following Monday, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

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Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 16, the following lanes will be closed:

  • Eastbound I-96 local lanes between Outer Drive and Davison Freeway.
  • Westbound I-96 local lanes between Davison Freeway and Southfield Freeway.
  • Eastbound and westbound I-96 express lanes between I-94 and Southfield Freeway.

All entrance and exit ramps will be closed in the area, as well.

The lanes and ramps are scheduled to reopen to traffic by 5 a.m. on Monday, June 19.

During the closure, eastbound I-96 travelers can instead take southbound Southfield Freeway to eastbound I-94 back to I-96. Westbound travelers can take westbound I-94 to northbound Southfield Freeway back to I-96.

Click here to see MDOT’s map of the project.


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