Jessica Mathews /news@whmi.com


More weekend travel advisories for area motorists and commuters to deal with.

MDOT advises that westbound I-96 will have two lanes closed from Dorr Road to D-19 in the Howell area for maintenance. Those lane closures will be in effect from 8pm Friday through 6am Monday.


Eastbound I-696 will be closed from M-10 to Lahser in Southfield on Saturday from 7am-7pm. The work is weather dependent. The detours are southbound M-10 to eastbound I-696 or southbound M-10 to eastbound M-8 to northbound I-75 to eastbound I-696.


The westbound I-696 ramp to southbound I-275 will also be closed on Saturday from 7am-5pm. Ramp traffic will be detoured along westbound I-696 to northbound Orchard Lake Road to westbound 12 Mile to southbound M-5 to southbound I-275.