(WXYZ) — MDOT has released new information on the next phase of the project to rebuild I-696 in Oakland County.
See the latest information and our interview with MDOT in the video below
Eastbound I-696 has been closed since May and will remain closed as the project continues.
Beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14, crews will begin the process of shutting down the freeway by closing the exit and entrance ramps to the westbound lanes along the current work zone. Then from 4:00 a.m. Saturday through 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 16, westbound I-696 will close from I-75 to Lahser Road so that westbound traffic can be switched to the newly rebuilt eastbound lanes.
Once westbound I-696 reopens from I-75 to Lahser Road, only the following exits will be open:
- I-75
- M-1 (Woodward Avenue)
- Southfield Road
- US-24 (Telegraph Road)/M-10 (Lodge Freeway)/Lahser Road
The following exit/entrance ramps will remain closed through late 2026:
- Couzens Avenue
- Bermuda/Hilton Road
- Coolidge Highway
- Greenfield Road
- Evergreen Road
The rebuild project is expected to be completed in 2026. According to MDOT, in 2027, I-696 will have major road work done between I-75 and Dequindre Road. That work includes rebuilding the roadway, bridge improvements, and drainage structures.
