I-75 closure this weekend in Oakland County: What drivers need to know

Closure to remove existing traffic shift

I-75 sign in Detroit. (Ken Haddad, WDIV)

A major closure along both sides of I-75 will impact drivers this weekend in Oakland County.

MDOT said I-75 will be closed in both directions between I-696 and the I-75 Business Loop (Square Lake Road) to remove the existing traffic shift. Currently, both directions of I-75 share the northbound lanes between I-696 and 13 Mile Road.

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The freeway closure will begin at 11 p.m. Friday, July 21.

Prior to this closure, crews will start closing ramps at 9 p.m. All ramps to northbound I-75 will be closed from I-696 to 14 Mile Road. All ramps to southbound I-75 will be closed from M-59 to 11 Mile Road. By 5 a.m. Monday, July 24, southbound I-75 will be on its normal alignment with two lanes open from 13 Mile Road to I-696. In addition, the southbound I-75 ramp to eastbound and westbound I-696 will open to traffic.

During the closure, northbound I-75 traffic will be detoured west on I-696 to northbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue), then eastbound Square Lake Road back to northbound I-75. Entrance ramps to northbound I-75 will remain open from 14 Mile Road to Crooks Road/Corporate Drive for local traffic. Northbound I-75 will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, July 24, with two lanes open from 9 Mile to 13 Mile roads.

Southbound I-75 traffic will use westbound Square Lake Road to southbound M-1, then eastbound I-696 back to southbound I-75.

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Ken Haddad has been with Local 4/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He helps lead news coverage and content across broadcast and digital platforms. He's from the Metro Detroit area, and loves covering important news (and sports) in his hometown.