Traffic shift, ramp closures coming as I-96 flex lane project resumes
Michigan Department of Transportation contract crews will be rebuilding the westbound side of I-96 as part of the flex route project in western Oakland County this year, with work beginning Thursday, March 21 through fall.
By mid-April, traffic will be reduced to two lanes in each direction with traffic shifted to share the eastbound side.
The project will create a flex route on I-96, which uses a highway’s shoulder as a traveling lane during heavy traffic periods in the morning and afternoon. The eastbound side of I-96 was done last year.
These ramp and lane closures will soon be in effect:
Eastbound I-96 from Kent Lake Road to I-275
• There will be daily lane closures from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22.
• This portion of the freeway will be reduced to one lane with intermittent ramp closures from 5 a.m. Saturday, March 2, through 5 p.m. Sunday, March 24.
• It will be reduced to two lanes from 5 p.m. Sunday, March 24 until early fall.
• The southbound Kent Lake Road ramp to eastbound I-96 will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday, March 23 until 9 a.m. Thursday, March 28, and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Milford Road to eastbound I-96.
• The Beck Road ramp to eastbound I-96 will be closed from 5 p.m. Sunday, March 24, until early fall and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Novi Road to eastbound I-96.
Eastbound I-96 from Milford Road to Novi Road
This portion of the freeway will be closed from 5 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, and detoured via Milford Road, eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Novi Road to eastbound I-96.
Westbound I-96 from I-275 to Kent Lake Road
• Westbound I-96 will be reduced to two lanes in mid-April with numerous ramp closures through early fall.
• The southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96 will be closed and detoured via southbound M-5, eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound M-5 to westbound I-96.
• The northbound and southbound Novi Road ramps to westbound I-96 will be closed and detoured via westbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Beck Road to westbound I-96.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Novi Road will be closed. I-696 and M-5 traffic will use northbound M-5 to westbound 12 Mile Road to reach Novi Road.
• The northbound I-275/I-96 ramp to Novi Road will be open.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Wixom Road will be closed through midMay and detoured via westbound I-96, southbound Beck Road, and westbound Grand River Avenue to Wixom Road.
• The Wixom Road ramp to westbound I-96 will be closed through mid-May and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Beck Road to westbound I-96.
• The westbound I-96 ramps to northbound and southbound Milford Road will be closed and detoured via westbound I-96, southbound Kent Lake Road, and eastbound Grand River Avenue to Milford Road.
• The Milford Road ramp to westbound I-96 will be closed and detoured via southbound Milford Road, westbound Grand River Avenue, and northbound Kent Lake Road to westbound I-96.