Work crews will be closing westbound I-696 from US-24 (Telegraph Road) to I-275 to perform pavement repairs and shoulder widening throughout the weekend. This is part of the preparation work 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.
Beginning 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24, westbound I-696 will be closed from US-24 (Telegraph Road) to I-275. The closure includes all on and off ramps. Eastbound I-696 will remain open.
Traffic will be detoured to southbound US-24 (Telegraph Road), then westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) to westbound M-5 and then westbound I-696/I-96.
Beginning 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, the northbound Orchard Lake Road ramp to westbound I-696 will be closed for approximately two weeks. Traffic will be detoured to westbound 12 Mile Road, then southbound M-5 to westbound I-696/I-96.
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