DETROIT – Eastbound I-696 will be closed starting Friday night between the I-275/I-96/M-5 interchange and Telegraph Road.
The closure is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Friday. The eastbound lanes of I-696 are not expected to reopen until 5 a.m. Monday.
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Eastbound I-696 detour:
- Eastbound M-5 to eastbound M-102 (8 Mile Road), then northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) to eastbound I-696.
- The eastbound and westbound M-5 ramps to eastbound I-696 remain closed until mid-August.
M-5 ramps detour:
- Westbound M-5 to westbound I-96, then southbound Beck Road to eastbound I-96, then eastbound M-5 to eastbound M-102 (8 Mile Road), and finally northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) to eastbound I-696.
This eastbound I-696 weekend closure is part of the ongoing $75 million I-275 reconstruction project. Overall, 88 lane miles of concrete pavement on I-275 from north of Five Mile Road to the I-96/I-696/M-5 interchange, including all the ramps on "mile" roads and at the I-96/I-696/M-5 interchange. The project also includes concrete repairs on I-696, repairs on 16 bridges, drainage improvements, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) work.
NB I-275 closed until mid-September
Northbound I-275 remains closed from the I-96/M-14 interchange to I-96/I-696/M-5 until mid-September.
I-75 construction to begin this month
Meanwhile, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has plans to begin a two-year, $90.8 million construction project along I-75 in Oakland County.
MDOT is calling the two-year project "I-75 Modernization." Both directions of I-75 between Coolidge Highway and South Boulevard will be reconstructed.
How traffic is affected:
- Starting in mid-August, two lanes will be open in each direction of I-75 between Coolidge Highway and Squirrel Road in order to safely allow crews to construct temporary crossovers.
- In September, two-way traffic will share the southbound lanes to allow for the reconstruction of northbound I-75, along with bridge replacement at Adams, Square Lake and Squirrel roads. This pattern is expected to remain in place until mid-December, when all lanes of I-75 will open and traffic will be in its proper alignment.
This map shows MDOT's plan to modernize I-75 through the year 2030.