I-75 Ramp In Oakland County To Close For Summer

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — The southbound Interstate 75 ramp at westbound Interstate 696 will close Wednesday through the summer, road officials said Tuesday.

The closure is part of the ongoing massive Interstate 696 project.

The detour will take drivers further down southbound Interstate 75 to westbound M-102 (8 Mile Road), then northbound M-10 (Lodge Freeway) to westbound Interstate 696.

In late February, the majority of the interchange ramps at the interchange were closed for rebuilding, bridge work, drainage and pavement work.

Here is a list of the current ramp/lane closures at the Interstate 696/Interstate 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 I-75 ramp to westbound I-696 is 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 Interstate 696 remains closed and detoured from M-10 to I-75 through late 2026 with westbound Interstate 696 traffic currently shifted over to the newly rebuilt eastbound side near the Interstate 75 interchange.

All westbound Interstate 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), and
• The shared Exit 10 ramp to US-24 (Telegraph Road)/M-10 (Lodge Freeway)/Lahser Road (will be closed from early May through the summer).

This final phase of the Restore the Reuther project involves completing the rebuilding of Interstate 696 in 2026, while in 2027, Interstate 696 will have major road work done between Interstate 75 and Dequindre Road. That work includes rebuilding the roadway, bridge improvements and drainage structures.