I-696

A big project to rebuild a busy portion of I-696 in Oakland County next year is ramping up, and you’ll notice it.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

Police are investigating a freeway crash Monday morning that killed one driver in Royal Oak the night before.

A look at hexavalent chromium -- what it is, why it's dangerous and how it's used.

Michigan State Police have reported multiple freeway closures due to lane flooding.

Westbound I-696 at I-275 is back open in Oakland County while DTE Energy got downed power lines off the road.

A motorcyclist was pronounced dead on the scene Saturday night after being involved in a crash on I-696 near Inkster Road.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash Saturday night. The rider was driving at an excessive rate of speed around 10 p.m., July 9, on eastbound I-696 near Inkster Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan State Police said. The rider lost control and was ejected, landing in the ditch, police said. The freeway was closed as police investigated the crash. More from MLive:Cove cleanup: Kalamazoo River park transformed by PCB dredgingMore than 32k acres of Keweenaw Peninsula forest priced at $43M up for preservationFord SUV recall expanded, owners of these vehicles should park them outside

A man has been charged after firing a gun at a driver who then struck and killed his pregnant girlfriend in Southfield. Prosecutors are charging the boyfriend of 27-year-old Tiara Jones.

We can dodge potholes. We can drive in the snow. We can make it through rush hour on I-696. And darn it, people are starting to notice.

A child involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pregnant mother in Southfield is stable, and the driver has been released, police said.

Police revealed what happened during a six-vehicle chain reaction crash that left two people dead and two others seriously injured Thursday on I-696 in Oakland County.

Two people were killed and two others were seriously injured Thursday in a crash involving a semi truck and multiple cars on I-696 in Oakland County, police said.

The westbound lanes of I-696 were closed for “several hours” near I-275 in Oakland County while police investigate a fatal crash.

If you’re planning to speed your way through I-696 on Wednesday, be sure to save up some extra money to pay for the ticket you’re probably going to get.

It’s going to be a long summer as Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is saying Metro Detroit will see the most road construction ever this summer.

After years of legal battles, a condemned Madison Heights building deemed responsible for a toxic chemical spill is getting demolished.

All eastbound lanes of I-696 have reopened at Orchard Lake Road following an “incident.”

All westbound lanes of I-696 are closed at Van Dyke for a crash.

Two drivers got into a road rage dispute overnight while waiting in stop-and-go traffic on a freeway in Oakland County, and it led to shots being fired from a minivan through the other vehicle’s back windshield, police said.

Michigan State Police, along with a few local police departments, conducted an enforcement zone with a focus on the state’s “Move Over Law” this week on multiple freeways in Metro Detroit.

A drunken driver going 102 mph was pulled over in Southfield and taken into custody, and then state police found an AK-47 pistol in the back seat, officials said.

(CBS DETROIT) – Madison Heights Mayor Roslyn Grafstein says although Electro-Plating Services made headlines in December 2019 following a chemical spill on I-696, the business raised concerns in the city for years. The green ooze that was found leaking on the highway is hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen. The public health hazard pushed city council to approve for the site to be demolished. “We have some funding from the state and from the county to help with demolition costs,” Grafstein said. “Because of the nature of the contamination, it’s not just oh, it’s going to be demolished, here’s a recking ball, It all goes to landfill,” Grafstein said.

Demolition for the site will begin tomorrow at the former electro-plating services.

An elderly woman is in custody after a 59-year-old Oak Park woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash, according to police.

A million dollars is up for grabs after a winning lottery ticket was bought at Warren Market on Mound Road at I-696 in Warren.

The green slime was groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium

We’ve got two major freeway closures to deal with for this weekend in Southeast Michigan.

A portion of I-75 in Oakland County will be closed this weekend as crews work to set a beam over the freeway.

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.

Lanes on I-696 were closed in the Farmington Hills/Novi area early Wednesday morning following reports that a woman’s body was in the right lane of the freeway.

All westbound lanes of I-696 are now reopened at I-275 after closing Wednesday morning for a police investigation.

The battle over the toxic green ooze site in Madison Heights is heating up.

There are new questions surrounding the green ooze site along I-696 in Madison Heights.

Work is scheduled to get underway this week for a three-year project to rebuild a portion of I-96 in Oakland County, which includes adding a “flex route” to ease traffic congestion.

Police arrested a driver wanted in connection with a Warren shooting after chasing him throughout Macomb County, they said.

All westbound lanes of I-696 have reopened at Hoover in Warren following a car crash.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI -- A man wanted in connection with numerous reports of prowling was arrested last week after police used a drone to track him into the woods near I-696 and Orchard Lake Road. Farmington Hills Police say Kenton Driscoll was arraigned this week in 47th District Court on a charge of prowling after he was allegedly seen lurking in the yards and looking into the windows of several homes in the community over recent weeks. Surveillance video from one home shows a man who looks like Driscoll peering into the windows of a home during the nighttime. Several other reports had been made to the police about similar incidents and police determined Driscoll was a suspect.

Kenton Driscoll has been arrested for allegedly lurking in yards and peeping through windows on multiple occasions.

Farmington Hills police arrested a “serial prowler” who has been lurking in the yards of residents around Oakland County and peering through their windows at night, officials said.

A construction project to rebuild interstate 96 and create a flex route in Oakland County will begin on March 21.

A construction project to rebuild interstate 96 and create a flex route in Oakland County will begin on March 21.

Both sides of I-75 will shut down in Oakland County this weekend as crews work to demolish a bridge.

Our brief respite from I-75 construction is coming to an end in Metro Detroit, with closures beginning once again in Oakland County this month.

Our brief respite from I-75 construction is coming to an end in Metro Detroit, with closures beginning once again in Oakland County this month.

DETROIT — A 19-year-old Inkster man will be arraigned Wednesday, Feb. 16, after he was arrested in Detroit following a police chase and road rage shooting incident that endangered an 18-month-old boy, Fox 2 Detroit reported. The boy and a female driver were unharmed in a Chevrolet Avalanche that was the focus of gunfire from the suspect, who was driving a Ford Fusion when the road rage incident began in Detroit about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, the report stated. Southfield police began to chase the Fusion onto eastbound I-696, where the vehicles reached speeds of 85 mph, according to the news station. Dashcam footage showed the pursuit come to a conclusion in Detroit, where the Fusion swerved off the road, a police cruiser cornered the suspect in the vehicle, and he was arrested. RELATED:14-year-old threatened violence against Springport High School students, police sayGrand Rapids man sentenced to life in prison for Kalamazoo murderAn entire cabin went missing Up North.

Multiple freeways are closed in Metro Detroit as heavy snow squalls move through the area on Super Bowl Sunday.

Westbound lanes on I-696 are closed at Hoover Road Sunday afternoon due to a car crash, officials report.

The eastbound lanes on I-696 are closed after I-275 Sunday afternoon due to a traffic crash, police say.

Roads are still a concern in parts of Metro Detroit as conditions on I-94 near I-75 where traffic was moving slowly for most of the night.

A 33-year-old Detroit man has died after he was shot and then crashed his car into an apartment complex in Oak Park.

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed outside of an apartment complex Thursday night.

Ramp closures are expected this weekend on I-75 and I-696 as crews begin preliminary work ahead of a full-scale rebuild later this winter.

Drivers are going to lose one lane on each side of Woodward Avenue to bike lanes from 8 Mile Road to I-696 in Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge.

A semi truck fire shut down all westbound lanes of I-696 at Mound Road in Warren early Thursday morning.

A Warren man pulled over in front of a Michigan State Police trooper to turn himself in for “shooting up” his apartment building, officials said.

Interstate I-696 in Metro Detroit has reputation for some of the state's most intense and dangerous traffic.

DETROIT -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is reporting flooding on several Metro Detroit area freeways Thursday morning after another night of heavy rain hit the region. The flooding has led to a handful of complete road closures and some lane closures, leading to traffic backups during the morning commute. As of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, the following closures or expected delays have been announced:Southbound M-39 at Ford Road is closed, while northbound traffic is blocked by flooding. Both directions of I-94 at I-696 in Macomb County are blocked due to flooding. Eastbound M-8 after I-75 is experience blockages in the right-center lane, right lane and the right shoulder.

12 Mile Road at M-3 will be closed Tuesday through Friday, so crews can install new traffic and pedestrian lights.

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MADISON HEIGHTS, MI -- A trooper with the Michigan State Police arrested a suspected drunken driver Saturday evening after he was clocked going 97 mph while traveling along eastbound I-696. The speed limit in the area where the man was clocked is 70 mph. The trooper also stopped the man for improper lane use of wet roads according to a tweet from the department. After pulling the man over, the trooper determined the man was driving with blood alcohol content of .19. The driver was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated with a high blood alcohol content and driving with a suspended license, second offense.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – A man is dead after a rollover crash on a Southeast Michigan freeway early Wednesday. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on I-696 in Farmington Hills around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, when it left the roadway and struck an overpass bridge abutment, WDIV Local 4 reports. They are working to determine the cause of the crash and to identify the victim. The victim was a 45-year-old man from Brighton, FOX 2 Detroit reports. READ MORE:Michigan State Police find $21K-worth of meth hidden in minivan dashboardMichigan police release surveillance video of parking lot shooting, suspect at largeHusband, wife killed in apparent murder-suicide in Washtenaw County

click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. The owner of a contaminated factory that sent a hazardous, bright green ooze onto I-696 in Madison Heights will be released early from federal prison because of the coronavirus pandemic.Gayer Alfred Sayers, owner of Electro-Plating Services, was supposed to be jailed until Nov. 9, according to the Bureau of Prisons Instead, the 70-year-old will be released from FCI Morgantown, a minimum security detention center in West Virginia, on May 20 to serve house arrest, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office in Detroit.In March, Attorney General William Barr ordered prisons to immediately maximize the release of inmates to home confident to help stem the spread of COVID-19.In November, Sayers was sentenced to a year in prison on a charge of illegally storing hazardous materials at Electro-Plating Services in Madison Heights.Some of the hazardous materials were stored in a dirt hole in the basement, where the chemicals seeped into the ground and eventually found a path onto the freeway. The green slime was groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, which was made famous by Erin Brockovich.The EPA spent about $2 million and nearly a year to clean up the waste, but officials now acknowledge they underestimated how much toxic waste ended up in the ground. The EPA continues to clean up the property.The City of Madison Heights has filed a lawsuit against Gary Sayers in an attempt to require him to pay for the demolition of the building to make the clean-up more effective.

The green ooze found on I-696 last month sparked concerns about environmental safety due to carcinogen hazards. A mixture of three chemicals caused an emergency investigation by the environmental protection agency in Madison Heights. The combination produced a green substance that leaked on I-696 last month. Thats the reason for the color you see the green ooze that we have here, said Brock. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the drinking water is not contaminated by the ooze.

click to enlarge GoogleMaps5900 Commonwealth St.click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. Sodium cyanide and trichloroethylene also were found on the site.The latest discovery has prompted concerns that environmental hazards are lurking at the Commonwealth building. In 2013, residents were alarmed by the discovery of mountains of black ash, called petroleum coke or "petcoke," along the Detroit River. The independent lab found samples of hazardous compounds, including vanadium and selenium, both of which pose serious health risks. Exposure to selenium can lead to bronchitis, nausea, headaches, shortness of breath, vomiting, abdominal pain, and an enlarged liver.

click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. The owner of a now-shuttered factory that was so contaminated that it sent a hazardous, bright green ooze onto I-696 in Madison Heights reported to federal prison on Friday.Gary Alfred Sayers, 70, was sent to FCI Morgantown, a minimum security detention center in West Virginia, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons . He is scheduled to be released on Nov. 9.In November, Sayers was sentenced to a year in prison on a charge of illegally storing hazardous materials at Electro-Plating Services in Madison Heights.Some of the hazardous materials were stored in a dirt hole in the basement, where the chemicals seeped into the ground and eventually found a path onto the freeway.The green slime was groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, which was featured on the movie Erin Brockovich.The EPA spent about $2 million and nearly a year to clean up the waste, but officials now acknowledge they underestimated how much toxic waste ended up in the ground.Environmental officials, who insist there is no immediate danger to the public, now say they need to demolish the building to fully clean up the contamination.

U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyPit in the basement at the factory responsible for toxic ooze on I-696. The toxic, bright green liquid discovered oozing onto I-696 in Madison Heights came from a shuttered factory that environmental officials spent about $2 million and nearly a year to clean up.So how did the green slime, which was groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, end up on a freeway?State and federal regulators are investigating.Heres what we know: Environmental regulators forced Electro-Plating Services to close in 2016 after inspectors discovered hundreds of containers of hazardous waste at the site. The owner, Gary Sayers, was sentenced to one year in federal prison on a charge of illegally storing the waste.Environmental Protection Agency records indicate that much of the hazardous waste was dumped into an overflowing dirt pit. Clean-up crews emptied the pit and filled it with gravel, concluding that the site posed no immediate harm.But now it appears chemicals seeped into the ground beneath the defunct factory before it found a path onto the freeway.State and federal environmental officials continue to insist there's no risk to the public's health. More test results are expected Friday.Photos showing contamination at the factory responsible for the toxic ooze are available here

click to enlarge Michigan Department of TransportationGreen liquid oozing from retaining wall along I-696. A bright green liquid that was oozing onto I-696 in Madison Heights is likely a cancer-causing chemical featured in the movie Erin Brockovich, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).The substance was discovered Friday coming from a retaining wall along the freeway, prompting a multi-jurisdictional investigation and cleanup.State officials believe the substance was hexavalent chromium, a toxic and harmful chemical that appeared to come from Electro-Plating Services, which regulators forced to close in 2016 after inspectors discovered hundreds of containers of hazardous waste at the site. The owner, Gary Sayers, was sentenced to one year in federal prison on a charge of illegally storing the waste.The substance is known to cause cancer and is harmful to the respiratory system, liver, kidneys, skin, and eyes, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tested the substance Friday and is expecting results back early this week.State and federal officials said there was no immediate danger to the public.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) Oakland Corridor Partners and the Michigan Department of Transportation will host an open house-style meeting to inform the public on the upcoming construction of the drainage tunnel at the I-75/I-696 interchange. The drainage tunnel construction is included in Segment 3 of the I-75 modernization project in Oakland County. Segment 3 is located from Eight Mile Road to just north of 13 Mile Road. The drainage tunnel will be approximately 4 miles long, 14.5-feet in diameter and located 100 feet below the northbound I-75 service drive from Meyers Avenue to 12 Mile Road. The purpose of the drainage tunnel is to separate and, if required, store freeway storm water from municipal sewers to prevent freeway and community flooding during heavy rain events.

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Oakland County: I-75 will have one lane open in each direction from Square Lake Road to Baldwin Road, 4 a.m. Saturday 5 a.m. Monday. Eastbound I-96 will have one lane open at Wixom Road, 7 a.m. 4 p.m. Saturday. Westbound I-94 will have one lane open from M-1 (Woodward Avenue) to US-12 (Michigan Avenue), 9 p.m. Friday 5 a.m. Monday. M-10 will have one lane open in each direction from I-94 to M-8, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. daily Saturday and Sunday. Northbound M-39 (Southfield Road) will have one lane open from M-85 (Fort Street) to Dix-Toledo Road, 9 a.m. Friday Thursday, Aug. 8.