Westbound road closures to start this weekend for I-696 project, I-96 Flex Route
(CBS DETROIT) - Construction is set to begin Friday for the I-696 "Restore the Reuther" Rebuilding Michigan project and the I-96 Flex Route on the westbound side of both freeways.
Starting Friday, April 14 at 8 p.m. through Monday, April 17 at 5 a.m. westbound I-696 will be closed from US-24 (Telegraph Road) to I-275 for pavement work.
The $275 million I-696 'Restore the Reuther' project calls for rebuilding ramps and storm sewer replacement work Orchard Lake Road, American Drive, Franklin Road and US-24 (Telegraph Road). Eastbound I-696 is being rebuilt from I-275 to east of US-24 (Telegraph Road) in 2023, while westbound lanes will be rebuilt next year.
The following westbound ramps on I-696 will be closed as a result:
• Southbound US-24 ramp to westbound I-696
• Northbound M-10 ramp to westbound I-696
• Franklin Road ramp to westbound I-696
• Northbound Orchard Lake ramp to westbound I-696
• Southbound Orchard Lake ramp to westbound I-696
Some ramps could reopen early Saturday while others will reopen later in the day:
• Southbound Novi Road ramp to westbound I-96 – reopens 8 a.m. Saturday, April 15
• Northbound Novi Road ramp to westbound I-96 – reopens 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15
• Southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96 – reopens 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15
• Northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96 – reopens 5 p.m. Saturday, April 15
Construction detours:
• Westbound I-696 traffic will be detoured on southbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) to westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) to northbound M-5 to westbound 12 Mile Road to southbound Novi Road, then to westbound I-96.
• When the ramp from southbound Novi Road to westbound I-96 is closed, detoured traffic will continue west on 12 Mile Road to southbound Beck Road then to westbound I-96.