Part Of I-96 In Oakland County Closing Saturday: What To Know

METRO DETROIT — Eastbound Interstate 96 from Milford Road to Novi Road will close Saturday from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. so crews can safely install six overhead gantry signs for the new flex lanes, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

In addition, crews will close all on and off ramps in this area, and traffic will be detoured to Milford Road, eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Novi Road back to eastbound Interstate 96, according to road officials.

Then, on April 13-14, westbound Interstate 96 traffic will be shifted to the eastbound lanes from Interstate 275 to Kent Lake Road, according to road officials.

There will be two lanes open in each direction while the westbound lanes are being rebuilt, according to road officials.

Following the traffic shift, there will be numerous ramp closures through early fall on westbound Interstate 96 from Interstate 275 to Kent Lake Road:

• The southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96 will be closed and detoured via southbound M-5, eastbound Grand River Avenue, and northbound M-5 to westbound I-96.
• The northbound and southbound Novi Road ramps to westbound I-96 will be closed and detoured via westbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Beck Road to westbound I-96.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Novi Road will be closed. I-696 and M-5 traffic will use northbound M-5 to westbound 12 Mile Road to reach Novi Road (this will affect westbound I-696/I-96 traffic to Novi Road, as well as northbound M-5/I-96 to Novi Road).
• The northbound I-275/I-96 ramp to Novi Road will be open.
• The westbound I-96 ramp to Wixom Road will be closed through mid-May and detoured via westbound I-96, southbound Beck Road, and westbound Grand River Avenue to Wixom Road.
• The Wixom Road ramp to westbound I-96 will be closed through mid-May and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Beck Road to westbound I-96.
• The westbound I-96 ramps to northbound and southbound Milford Road will be closed and detoured via westbound I-96, southbound Kent Lake Road, and eastbound Grand River Avenue to Milford Road.
• The Milford Road ramp to westbound I-96 will be closed and detoured via southbound Milford Road, westbound Grand River Avenue, and northbound Kent Lake Road to westbound I-96.

Currently closed through early fall:

• Eastbound I-96 from Kent Lake Road to I-275
• The southbound Kent Lake Road ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Milford Road to eastbound I-96.
• The Beck Road entrance ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Novi Road to eastbound I-96.