MDOT crews to close part of I-75 in Oakland County to remove traffic shift

CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for July 19, 2023

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Transportation announced its crews will close a portion of I-75 in Oakland County this weekend to remove a traffic shift that is currently in place.

The freeway will be closed in both directions between I-696 and Square Lake Road to remove the shift. Right now, both directions of traffic are sharing the northbound lanes between I-696 and 13 Mile Road.

The closure will begin at 11 p.m. on Friday, July 21, but crews will start closing ramps at 9 p.m. 

Ramps to northbound I-75 from 1-696 to 14 Mile Road will be closed, along with the southbound ramps to the freeway from M-59 to 11 Mile Road. 

Drivers should be aware of this detour 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. 

During the closure, local traffic will be able to use entrance ramps from 14 Mile Road to Crooks Road/Corporate Drive on northbound I-75. 

According to MDOT, by 5 a.m. on Monday, July 24, the traffic shift will be removed southbound I-75 will be on its usual alignment, with two lanes open in the area between I-696 and 13 Mile Road. In addition, northbound I-75 will also open by 5 a.m., with two lanes from 9 Mile to 13 Mile roads.

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