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I-696 Restore the Reuther (Phase 2)

(Lahser Road to Dequindere)

I-696 Restore the Reuther (Phase 2)

(Lahser Road to Dequindre)
As of (May 12, 2026)

Current Construction & Traffic Updates

 WB I-696 traffic shifted to the EB lanes of I-696 from I-75 to M-10

—–UPCOMING CLOSURES—–

SB I-75, East Lincoln to EB I-696, RIGHT LANE CLOSED

The ramp from SB I-75 to WB I-696 closed 

NB lanes of Greenfield are closed

WB I-696 ramp to Lahser Road, US-24 and M-10 will be closed starting on May 4 until the early July

Please continue to check back for up-to-date traffic updates.

 
For questions or comments, please call 248-930-1777

MAINLINE I-696 CLOSURES

EB I-696, M-10 to I-75, CLOSED through fall 2026
Detour: SB M-10 to EB M-8 (Davison) to NB I-75

LOCAL CLOSURES

East and West 10 mile, NB and SB M-1/I-696 and Main Street, Multiple lane closures are in place, through 3pm Friday 5/22

EB Service Drive will maintain 1 lane of through traffic at Woodward Ave (M-1) for bridge deck patching work

NB and SB Greenfield Road closure for planned bridge work from 5/18/26 to 7/17/26

BRIDGE CLOSURES

NB/SB Church St over I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

RAMP CLOSURES

M-10 (Lodge Freeway)

SB M-10 ramp to SB US-24, CLOSED, through fall 2026

SB M-10 ramp to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Westbound I-696 Exit 10 to Lahser Road/M-10/US-24 is closed as of 5/4/26

US-24 (Telegraph)

NB US-24 to EB I-696, RAMP CLOSED, through fall 2026

SB US-24 to SB M-10, RAMP CLOSED, through fall 2026

Westbound I-696 Exit 10 to Lahser Road/M-10/US-24 is closed on 5/4/26

Lahser

NB & SB Lahser to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Westbound I-696 Exit 10 to Lahser Road/M-10/US-24 is closed as of 5/4/26

Evergreen

NB/SB Evergreen ramp to WB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

WB I-696 to Evergreen, CLOSED, through fall 2026

EB I-696 to Evergreen, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Evergreen to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Southfield

EB I-696 to Southfield, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Southfield to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Greenfield

NB/SB Greenfield ramp to WB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

WB I-696 ramp to Greenfield, CLOSED, through fall 2026

EB I-696 to Greenfield, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Evergreen to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Coolidge

WB I-696 ramp to Coolidge, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Coolidge to WB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

EB I-696 to Coolidge, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Coolidge to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

M-1 (Woodward)

EB I-696 to Woodward, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Woodward to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Bermuda/Mohawk

WB I-696 to Bermuda/Mohawk, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Campbell/Hilton

NB/SB Campbell/Hilton to WB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

EB I-696 to Campbell/Hilton, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Campbell/Hilton to EB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

I-75

SB I-75 to WB I-696, CLOSED 4/8/26 with anticipated opening 5/30/26

EB I-696 to NB I-75, CLOSED, through fall 2026

EB I-696 to SB I-75, CLOSED, through fall 2026

Ramps below closed through summer

(1) WB I-696 to SB I-75

Detour: SB M-53 and WB M-102 to SB I-75

(2) WB I-696 to NB I-75

Detour: NB M-53 and WB M-59 to NB I-75

(3) NB I-75 to WB I-696

Detour: WB M-102 and NB M-10 to WB I-696

Couzens

NB/SB Couzens to WB I-696, CLOSED, through fall 2026

EB I-696 Closure and Detour Map 2025 & 2026
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Reminder: Westbound I-696 ramp to Lahser Road, US-24 and M-10 closing for summer May 4 ROYAL OAK, Mich. - As part of the ongoing Restore the Reuther project on I-696 in Oakland County, the westbound I-696 shared ramp (Exit 10) to Lahser Road, US-24 (Telegraph Road) and M-10 (Northwestern Highway) will be closed on Monday, May 4, through the summer. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday, May 4: • The Southfield Road/11 Mile Road entrance ramp to westbound I-696 will be closed. • Westbound I-696 will have only two lanes open while pavement markings are added in the right lane. 9 a.m. Monday, May 4 - through summer: • Westbound I-696 Exit 10 to Lahser Road/M-10/US-24 will be closed. Reminder of current ramp/lane closures at the I-696/I-75 interchange: • Westbound I-696 has two lanes open from Dequindre Road to I-75. • The westbound I-696 ramp to southbound I-75 is closed through late summer. Detour: Southbound M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) and westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) to southbound I-75. • The westbound I-696 ramp to northbound I-75 is closed through late summer. Detour: Northbound M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) and westbound M-59 to northbound I-75. • The northbound and southbound I-75 ramps to westbound I-696 are closed through late summer. Detour: Westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road) and northbound M-10 to westbound I-696. • The northbound and southbound I-75 ramps to eastbound I-696 remain open. • The eastbound I-696 ramps to northbound and southbound I-75 that were closed last year will remain closed until the project is completed. Eastbound I-696 remains closed and detoured from M-10 to I-75 through late 2026 with westbound I-696 traffic currently shifted over to the newly rebuilt eastbound side near the I-75 interchange. All westbound I-696 ramps remain closed except for: • M-1 (Woodward Avenue) Exit 16 (will be closed from late May through late summer). • Southfield Road Exit 12 (will be closed from late summer through the fall). This final phase of the Restore the Reuther project involves completing the rebuilding of I-696 in 2026, while in 2027 I-696 will have major road work done between I-75 and Dequindre Road. That work includes rebuilding the roadway, bridge improvements and drainage structures. As part of the project, 60 bridges are being repaired, including the rebuilding of the Church Street Plaza bridge that contains Victoria Park. That plaza has a walkway detour in place.

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