Eastbound I-696 In Oakland County Closed This Weekend

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — This weekend crews are gearing up for the first eastbound closure on I-696 as part of the Restore the Reuther project throughout Oakland and Macomb counties. The freeway lanes will close from US-24 to I-75 starting at 8 p.m. Friday and will remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday.

This is the first eastbound closure in the project that is scheduled to take until November to complete.
Ramp and lane closures will start at M-10 to reduce traffic heading eastbound, officials from the Michigan Department of Transportation said. This area of freeway has had weeknight lane closures for saw cutting in preparation for the weekend closure for removing and replacing some concrete sections and other repairs.

For a detour, motorists should head southbound M-10 to eastbound Davison Freeway to northbound I-75 to eastbound I-696.

Westbound I-696 remains closed in Macomb County from I-94 to Dequindre Road through the fall.

Westbound I-696 is open in Oakland County from Dequindre Road to I-275 and eastbound I-696 remains open in Macomb county.

Go to www.MovingMacomb.org for project details, construction, schedules, lane closures, etc.

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