Updated schedule for I-696 traffic shift for lane and ramp closures in Oakland County

NOVI, Mich. ­- Weather is affecting the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) planned traffic shift for the I-696 project. Work on westbound I-696 has been moved from Wednesday to Saturday, while the eastbound work has been rescheduled to next Saturday and Sunday.

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The I-696 project team is preparing for an upcoming traffic shift to move traffic from the construction set up of shared lanes into its normal configuration, with only two lanes open in each direction.

6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 (or Sunday, Nov. 3, if delayed by weather)

Westbound I-696 will have one lane open from Evergreen Road to I-275 for a traffic shift. After the weekend work, traffic will have two lanes open in each direction with the following ramps reopening by early November:

• Northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) to northbound M-10
• Evergreen Road to westbound I-696
• Franklin Road to westbound I-696
• Northbound Orchard Lake Road to westbound I-696

Eastbound I-696 will remain in its current configuration from I-275 to Evergreen Road as crews complete median barrier wall work and begin removing temporary barriers.

6 - 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 (or Sunday, Nov. 10, if delayed by weather)

The northbound I-275 ramp to eastbound I-696 willbe closed for pavement joint sealing work. Traffic will be detoured via eastbound M-5, westbound M-5 (via the Michigan Left just east of US-24 (Telegraph Road)), and northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) to eastbound I-696.

7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 10

Eastbound I-696 will be closed at southbound M-10 to complete pavement joint sealing work. Traffic will be detoured via southbound M-10 back to eastbound I-696.

The I-696 project between I-275 and Lahser Road is expected to wrap up for the year by early December. Crews will return in spring/summer 2025 for punch list work, pavement markings and landscape work.

There will also be a new I-696 project to rebuild the freeway from Lahser Road to I-75 starting in 2025 for approximately three years. More details will be released in early 2025.