Day 1 of I-696 construction project begins on Monday
Monday is Day 1 of Metro Detroit's biggest construction project, eastbound Interstate 696, and drivers are bracing for years of changes.
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Monday is Day 1 of Metro Detroit's biggest construction project, eastbound Interstate 696, and drivers are bracing for years of changes.
One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash Sunday on I-696 in Oakland County, police reported.
Eastbound traffic on the busiest nine-mile section of I-696 in Metro Detroit will be detoured for two years.
Drivers are preparing for alternate routes Monday as the Interstate 696 project begins in Metro Detroit.
MDOT says road closures will start March 3 as they prepare for the final phase of the Restore the Reuther project in Metro Detroit.
All eastbound lanes of I-696 shortly after I-275 were blocked about 4 a.m. Monday because of a vehicle fire.
Temporary westbound closures are scheduled before eastbound I-696 traffic near Southfield goes into a detour.
The I-696 project will impact tens of thousands of drivers for about two years while MDOT rebuilds the interstate.
The construction from Southfield to Royal Oak will affect tens of thousands of drivers daily for at least two years beginning in March 2025.
City officials said that, when crews arrived, they found three vehicles up in flames. The eastbound stretch was temporarily shut down while crews worked to clean up the scene.
It is unclear what caused the semi-truck to crash.
Drake Road will be closed between 11 and 12 Mile roads from March 18 through April 1.
Crews will close part of Inkster Road and the southbound US-24 ramp to southbound M-10 as work on the I-696 Restore the Reuther project continues.
The bridge work scheduled to happen east of Telegraph Road as part of the I-696 Restore the Reuther project has been delayed until Jan. 22 due to the winter weather throughout southeast Michigan.
A person was killed after two vehicles caught on fire following a wrong-way crash on I-696 early Monday, police said.
A 66-year-old Troy man has been arrested after riding his bike on I-696 and threatening a trooper with a metal rod Sunday night.
MDOT says the upcoming closure is for various work, including pavement repairs to fix potholes in the work zone.
A 62-year-old driver from Harper Woods was killed overnight after being struck head-on by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on I-696 in Macomb County.
A Warren man is dead after police say he crashed into the back of a county road truck on I-696.
The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that on Monday crews will begin work on the I-696 bridges over Drake Road in Farmington Hills.
The Michigan Department of Transportation released a list of I-96 Flex Route and I-696 lane and ramp closures happening this weekend.
A trooper was injured after a vehicle failed to move over during a crash on I-696 in Oak Park.
A major construction project on Interstate 696 in Oakland County will close the ramps from I-275 to Telegraph Road on Thursday.
One person is dead after a fiery crash along the westbound lanes of I-696 in Farmington Hills.
A 40-year-old man from Troy was killed in a rollover crash on I-696 Wednesday morning, Michigan State Police said.
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