WB I-696 at Orchard Lake Road reopens following early morning crash Crash reported at around 4:30 a.m. Friday
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Westbound I-696 at Orchard Lake Road reopened to traffic Friday after an early morning crash.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the closure at around 4:30 a.m. on March 13.
It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the crash. The freeway reopened sometime before 9 a.m.
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