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696 east closing from 275/96/M5 to US24 this weekend
Michigan DOT sent this bulletin at 08/03/2016 09:23 AM EDT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016
CONTACT: Diane Cross, MDOT Office of Communications,
I-275 project update: eastbound I-696 closed this weekend
COUNTY:
Oakland
HIGHWAY:
I-696
CLOSEST CITIES:
Southfield
Farmington Hills
Novi
WEEKEND CLOSURE:
9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 5, 2016
(weather dependent)
WEEKEND OPEN DATE:
5 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 8, 2016
ESTIMATED I-275 PROJECT END DATE:
Mid-September 2016
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:
Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, eastbound I-696 will be closed between the I-275/I-96/M-5 interchange and US-24 (Telegraph Road) until 5 a.m. Monday. The Orchard Lake on ramps to eastbound I-696 will also be closed.
While eastbound I-696 is closed, drivers will be able to enter the freeway from US-24 (Telegraph Road), although there will be lane closures for additional maintenance work between US-24 and Lahser Road. The ramps to and from US-24 and Lahser Road will be open.
Eastbound I-696 detour: eastbound M-5 to eastbound M-102 (8 Mile Road), then northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) to eastbound I-696.
The eastbound and westbound M-5 ramps to eastbound I-696 remain closed until mid-August.
M-5 ramps detour: westbound M-5 to westbound I-96, then southbound Beck Road to eastbound I-96, then eastbound M-5 to eastbound M-102 (8 Mile Road), and finally northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) to eastbound I-696.
Project map: http://goo.gl/aL9aZN
PROJECT DETAILS:
This $75 million investment includes replacing 88 lane miles of concrete pavement on I-275 from north of Five Mile Road to the I-96/I-696/M-5 interchange, including all the ramps on "Mile" roads and at the I-96/I-696/M-5 interchange. The project also includes concrete repairs on I-696, repairs on 16 bridges, drainage improvements, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) work. Northbound I-275 remains closed from the I-96/M-14 interchange to I-96/I-696/M-5 until mid-September.
Project details can be found at www.revive275.com and up-to-date closure information is available at the Mi Drive app and website: www.michigan.gov/drive.
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