Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com


More weekend closures and delays can be expected with the I-96 Flex Route project.

From 9am Friday through 5am Saturday, the northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96 will be reduced to one lane.

Then from 5am to 2pm on Saturday, westbound I-96 traffic will be shifted to the eastbound lanes from I-275 to Kent Lake Road. There will be two lanes open in each direction while the original westbound lanes are being rebuilt. During that time, the following ramps will be closed:

-The northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96
-The westbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96

When the ramps reopen, there will be lane closures on the ramps.


The following will be in effect from 5am Saturday through late fall:

-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:

-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.