Road Work Slows Traffic On I-96
Southfield (WWJ) - Weekend road work is slowing traffic near Kensington Metropark in Oakland County.
Westbound lanes of I-96 are reduced to one lane at Kent Lake Road. WWJ traffic reporter Terry T Brown said Saturday morning at 10 a.m. the backup stretched for at least two miles.
Drivers can use Grand River or Eight Mile Road as an alternate.
These are some other weekend projects announced by MDOT. As always, some of this work may be postponed due to weather.
I-94:
In Detroit, a rolling left lane closure is scheduled on eastbound I-94, from Wyoming Ave to I-96, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday for maintenance work.
M-39 (Southfield Freeway):
In Oakland and Wayne counties, the left lane of northbound and southbound M-39 will be closed between McNichols Road and M-10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday for sewer inspection.
The following permits were approved for holiday festivities:
M-1 (Woodward Avenue):
In Oakland County, 9 Mile Road will be closed in the median of Woodward Avenue from 6 a.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday for the Ferndale Festival. Traffic on Nine Mile looking to cross Woodward will follow detours.
M-15 (Ortonville Road):
In Oakland County, northbound and southbound M-15 will be closed between Northview and Waldon roads from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday for Clarkston's Holiday Lights parade. Detours will be in place.
Scheduled to begin Monday, December 12:
I-94:
In Wayne County, two lanes will be maintained on eastbound and westbound I-94, between Hannan and Belleville roads, until Dec. 23 for ongoing bridge work.
Northline Road:
In Wayne County, utility replacement will require the closure of a small segment of Northline Road from Monday, Dec. 12, to Tuesday, Dec. 20. The closure will occur in the median of M-85 (Fort Street) in the cities of Southgate and Wyandotte. Detours will be posted.
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