Westbound I-696 closure: MDOT to demonstrate concrete crusher

Crews work on a summer-long construction project along I-696 in Macomb County on May 10, 2018. (WDIV)

WARREN, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is holding a news conference Friday to show how the westbound I-696 construction in Macomb County is going. 

Westbound I-696 is completely shut down to traffic between I-94 and I-75 for MDOT's "Restore the Reuther" project. The westbound lanes of I-696 are not expected to be back open to traffic until November. 

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MDOT said the work is on schedule since the interstate was shut down on April 27. The stretch of westbound I-696 between Dequindre and Telegraph roads in Oakland County is expected to be closed June 1-4 for construction. 

On Friday, MDOT will be showing how its concrete crusher works during a demonstration near Mound Road and I-696 in Warren. The concrete crusher takes the old/removed concrete and recycles/crushes it into rock that is used as part of the base under the new concrete, MDOT said. 

Westbound I-696 construction closure: Here's what to know