I-96 Flex Route: Ramp closures Friday and Saturday before traffic shift between Kent Lake and Milford roads

NOVI, Mich. ­- Beginning 9 a.m. Friday, April 12, until 5 a.m. Saturday, April 13, the northbound I-275 ramp to westbound I-96 will be reduced to one lane.

Then from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. 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 this 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 these ramps reopen, there will be lane closures on the ramps.

5 a.m. Saturday, April 13 through late fall:

• The southbound M-5 ramp to westbound I-96will 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-96will 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 Roadwill 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 Roadwill 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-96is closed and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Milford Road to eastbound I-96.
• The Beck Road entrance ramp to eastbound I-96is closed and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Novi Road to eastbound I-96.

Funding for this project is made possible by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan program to rebuild the state highways and bridges that are critical to the state's economy and carry the most traffic. The investment strategy is aimed at fixes that result in longer useful lives and improves the condition of the state's infrastructure.

Based on economic modeling, this $269 million investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 3,416 jobs.