(WWJ) If your weekend plans include travel in or through Oakland County, you'll want to note a couple of freeway closures ahead.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) says the I-696 “Restore the Reuther” project and the I-96 Flex Route project require major repairs on the westbound side of both freeways, starting Friday night.
Beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, April 14, through 5 a.m. Monday, April 17, MDOT says westbound I-696 will be closed from US-24 (Telegraph Road) to I-275 for pavement repair work.
The following ramps will be closed as part of the westbound I-696 closure:
• 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
In addition, from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, MDOT says westbound I-96 will continue the westbound closure from I-275 to Beck Road.
The following ramps will be closed beginning at 4 a.m. and will reopen as work is completed:
• Southbound Novi Road ramp to westbound I-96
• Northbound Novi Road ramp to westbound I-96
• Southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96
• Northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96
Some ramps may reopen early Saturday and others later in the day, MDOT said.
Detour information:
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.
MDOT says this is all part of a $275 million project that will include rebuilding the roadway from the base up — including storm sewer replacement work and rebuilding ramps at Orchard Lake Road, American Drive, Franklin Road, and US-24 (Telegraph Road).
Funding for the project is made possible by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild the state highways and bridges that are critical to the state's economy and carry the most traffic.
Get more project details at DrivingOakland.com.
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