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696 closing this weekend btw Greenfield & Coolidge for bridge inspection
Michigan DOT sent this bulletin at 11/30/2016 02:55 PM EST
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
CONTACT: Diane Cross, MDOT Office of Communications,
I-696 closing this weekend between Coolidge Highway and
Greenfield Road for bridge work
COUNTY:
Oakland
HIGHWAY:
I-696
CLOSEST CITIES:
Southfield
Oak Park
Huntington Woods
PROJECT:
MDOT is performing a detailed inspection of the bridge plaza superstructure supporting the plaza over I-696 at Church Street. This summer’s construction project to waterproof the superstructure resulted in the discovery of deterioration of some of the beams. A detailed inspection will be performed to determine the extent of the deterioration, with a formal plan to address the problem to follow.
Project map: https://goo.gl/4chwQ9
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
Westbound I-696 will be closed between Coolidge Highway and Greenfield Road. The M-1 (Woodward Avenue) and Coolidge Highway ramps to westbound I-696 will also be closed.
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4
Eastbound I-696 will be closed between Greenfield Road and Coolidge Highway. The Southfield Road and Evergreen Road ramps to eastbound I-696 will also be closed.
Westbound I-696 motorists will be directed to exit at Coolidge Highway, then take the service drive (which becomes westbound 10 Mile Road) to northbound Greenfield Road, back to westbound I-696.
Eastbound I-696 motorists will be directed to exit at southbound Greenfield Road, then take eastbound 10 Mile Road to re-enter eastbound I-696, east of Coolidge Highway.
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