I-96 Flex Route construction: Changes take effect July 24 in Oakland County

A major project on I-96 in Oakland County will enter a new phase on Wednesday.

The rebuilding of westbound I-96 between I-275 and Kent Lake Road continues with traffic sharing two lanes in each direction on the original eastbound side of I-96. Crews have worked around some ramps in order to keep them open, and now must close a lane and some ramps to fill in the missing pieces, MDOT says.

Beginning 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, the following closures and reopenings will occur:

• Westbound I-96 will have one lane open from I-275 to Kent Lake Road for lane striping.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Novi Road will close. (The Novi Roads ramps to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.)
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Kent Lake Road will close. (The Kent Lake Road ramp to westbound I-96 is open.)
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Beck Road will open. (The Beck Road ramp to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.)

Status of other ramps:

• The westbound I-96 ramp to Wixom Road is open.
• The Wixom Road ramp to westbound I-96 is open.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Milford Road is closed until October.
• The Milford Road ramp to westbound I-96 is closed.  
• The eastbound/southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.
• The westbound I-696 connector ramp to westbound I-96 remains open with one lane through October.
• The northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96 remains open with one ramp lane available.

Construction is expected to be completed in late fall.