96Flex lane-ramp closures Novi and Kent Lake

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July 17, 2024                                                                           Diane Cross

                                                                                                CrossD2@Michigan.gov   

 

I-96 Flex Route update: Ramps to be closed, reopened on westbound I-96 July 24 in Oakland County 

NOVI, Mich. ­- The rebuilding of westbound I-96 between I-275 and Kent Lake Road continues with traffic sharing two lanes in each direction on the original eastbound side of I-96. Crews have worked around some ramps in order to keep them open, and now must close a lane and some ramps to fill in the missing pieces. 

Beginning 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, the following closures and reopenings will occur: 

• Westbound I-96 will have one lane open from I-275 to Kent Lake Road for lane striping.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Novi Road will close. (The Novi Roads ramps to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.)
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Kent Lake Road will close. (The Kent Lake Road ramp to westbound I-96 is open.)
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Beck Road will open. (The Beck Road ramp to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.)

Status of other ramps:

• The westbound I-96 ramp to Wixom Road is open.
• The Wixom Road ramp to westbound I-96 is open.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Milford Road is closed until October.
• The Milford Road ramp to westbound I-96 is closed.
• The eastbound/southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.
• The westbound I-696 connector ramp to westbound I-96 remains open with one lane through October.
• The northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96 remains open with one ramp lane available. 

Construction is expected to be completed in late fall.  

Funding for this project is made possible by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild the state highways and bridges that are critical to the state's economy and carry the most traffic. The investment strategy is aimed at fixes that result in longer useful lives and improves the condition of the state's infrastructure. 

Based on economic modeling, this $269 million investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 3,416 jobs.

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