Madison Hts., MI - MDOT has issued two announcements on I-75 and I-696 expressway closures this weekend in Oakland County.
I-75 Closure:
Madison Hts., MI - Weather permitting, northbound I-75 will be closed this weekend from I-696 to 14 Mile Road to allow crews to safely reopen all travel lanes on northbound I-75. After the weekend, northbound I-75 will have three lanes open from I-696 to 14 Mile Road, with the ramps at I-696, 11 Mile and 12 Mile roads reopening by Nov. 15.
Fast facts:
- - Northbound I-75 will be closed from I-696 to 14 Mile Road starting Saturday morning.
- - The posted detour will direct northbound traffic to northbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue).
- - Local traffic will be able to enter northbound I-75 at 14 Mile, Rochester, Big Beaver, and Crooks roads.
The northbound freeway closure will begin at 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, and reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14. 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. Entrance ramps to northbound I-75 will remain open for local traffic from 14 Mile Road to Crooks Road/Corporate Drive.
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Westbound I-696 Closure
Farmington Hills, MI - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing portions of westbound I-696 this weekend as part of continued preparation work for the rebuilding project to take place in 2023-2024. More project information can be found at DrivingOakland.com.
County: Oakland County
Highways: Westbound I-696, I-96
Closest cities: South Lyon, Wixom, Novi, Farmington Hills, Southfield
I-696
Work crews will be closing westbound I-696 from US-24 (Telegraph Road) to I-275 again to perform pavement repairs and shoulder widening throughout the weekend. This is part of the preparation for the $275 million Rebuilding Michigan project on eastbound and westbound I-696 between I-275 and Evergreen Road that will begin rebuilding the eastbound lanes next spring and then the westbound lanes in 2024.
Start date: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2022
End date: 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14, 2022
Traffic restrictions: Westbound I-696 will be closed from US-24 (Telegraph Road) to I-275, including all on and off ramps. Traffic will be detoured to southbound US-24 (Telegraph Road), then westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) to westbound M-5 and back to westbound I-696/I-96.
I-96
Crews on the I-96 Flex Route project have completed the work for this year. Both directions now have all three lanes open with all on/off ramps reopened. Work will resume in March 2023.
Safety benefit: This work will provide a safer and smoother driving surface on I-696 with new pavement, drainage improvements, and improvements to bridges. The I-96 Flex Route project will address directional congestion in this area by providing additional, temporary driving lanes on the upgraded shoulders during peak travel periods.