CBS Detroit, Oakland County, MichiganFollowing months of construction, the Michigan Department of Transportation has restored all lanes of Oakland County’s Interstate 696.
Between I-275 and Lahser Road, the department reopened all entry and exit ramps as well as lanes. Barrels are still on the shoulders, according to MDOT, and further punch list work will be done until the end of the year.
In order to finish extra tasks like pavement markings and landscaping, crews will return in the spring.
For the state’s $275 million I-696 Restore the Reuther renovation project, roads were closed. Rebuilding the roadways, installing storm sewers, and repairing ramps at Orchard Lake Road, American Drive, Franklin Road, and Telegraph Road were all part of the project, according to a press release.
Over 3,300 jobs are anticipated to be directly and indirectly supported by the project, according to MDOT officials.
The reconstruction of the freeway from Lahser to I-75 will begin in 2025 as part of a new I-696 project. It is anticipated that the project will be finished in three years.
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