Traffic shift on I-696 in Metro Detroit
Monday morning is the first commute in Metro Detroit for the new configuration in the construction zone of I-696. Motorists should be on the lookout for traffic lane traffic shift and also some closed exits.
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Monday morning is the first commute in Metro Detroit for the new configuration in the construction zone of I-696. Motorists should be on the lookout for traffic lane traffic shift and also some closed exits.
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, the westbound I-696 lanes from I-75 and M-10 will be closed for construction beginning on Nov. 14.
A man charged in the aftermath of a 2023 fatal wrong-way crash on I-696 in Roseville was sentenced, the Macomb County Prosecutor's office said.
Investigators believe the suspect was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
Traffic delays related to a semi crash early Thursday on Interstate 696 near Warren are expected to last for hours.
A semi truck crashed early Thursday on Interstate 696 in Warren, with traffic snarls in both directions of the freeway. The Michigan Department of Transportation says cleanup could take hours.
A 20-year-old Ypsilanti motorcyclist died early Saturday morning when he struck the rear of a disabled vehicle on westbound I-696 in Royal Oak.
One person suffered minor injuries after a semi-truck rollover crash Thursday on Interstate 696, according to the Warren Fire Department.
Additional lane closures have begun on I-696 as a Michigan Department of Transportation project continues.
As the Michigan Department of Transportation crews continue working along Interstate 696, a stretch of westbound 10 Mile Road is reopening to traffic. A planned closure of westbound I-696 goes into effect starting Friday, and is expected to last for 10 days. That closure will allow the demolition of the Church Street plaza bridge, including the breakup of 170 concrete beams.
Additional lane closures will begin Monday on I-696 as a Michigan Department of Transportation project continues.
Monday is Day 1 of Metro Detroit's biggest construction project, eastbound Interstate 696, and drivers are bracing for years of changes.
Eastbound traffic on the busiest nine-mile section of I-696 in Metro Detroit will be detoured for two years.
One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash Sunday on I-696 in Oakland County, police reported.
MDOT says road closures will start March 3 as they prepare for the final phase of the Restore the Reuther project in Metro Detroit.
Drivers are preparing for alternate routes Monday as the Interstate 696 project begins in Metro Detroit.
Temporary westbound closures are scheduled before eastbound I-696 traffic near Southfield goes into a detour.
All eastbound lanes of I-696 shortly after I-275 were blocked about 4 a.m. Monday because of a vehicle fire.
The I-696 project will impact tens of thousands of drivers for about two years while MDOT rebuilds the interstate.
The construction from Southfield to Royal Oak will affect tens of thousands of drivers daily for at least two years beginning in March 2025.
City officials said that, when crews arrived, they found three vehicles up in flames. The eastbound stretch was temporarily shut down while crews worked to clean up the scene.
It is unclear what caused the semi-truck to crash.
Drake Road will be closed between 11 and 12 Mile roads from March 18 through April 1.
Crews will close part of Inkster Road and the southbound US-24 ramp to southbound M-10 as work on the I-696 Restore the Reuther project continues.
The bridge work scheduled to happen east of Telegraph Road as part of the I-696 Restore the Reuther project has been delayed until Jan. 22 due to the winter weather throughout southeast Michigan.
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