Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com


Motorists are being warned of some changes coming next week with the I-96 Flex Route project.

The rebuilding of westbound I-96 between I-275 and Kent Lake Road continues with traffic sharing two lanes in each direction on the original eastbound side of I-96.

MDOT says crews have worked around some ramps in order to keep them open, but now must close a lane and some ramps to fill in the missing pieces.


Beginning at 9am next Wednesday, July 24th the following closures and re-openings will occur:

-Westbound I-96 will have one lane open from I-275 to Kent Lake Road for lane striping.

-The westbound I-96 ramp to Novi Road will close. (The Novi Roads ramps to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.)

-The westbound I-96 ramp to Kent Lake Road will close. (The Kent Lake Road ramp to westbound I-96 is open.)

-The westbound I-96 ramp to Beck Road will open. (The Beck Road ramp to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.)


MDOT provided the status of other ramps:

-The westbound I-96 ramp to Wixom Road is open.

-The Wixom Road ramp to westbound I-96 is open.

-The westbound I-96 ramp to Milford Road is closed until October.

-The Milford Road ramp to westbound I-96 is closed.

-The eastbound/southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96 remains closed until October.

-The westbound I-696 connector ramp to westbound I-96 remains open with one lane through October.

-The northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96 remains open with one ramp lane available.

Construction is expected to be completed in late fall.