<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1BdDE3_0wDOcCDq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1BdDE3_0wDOcCDq00" width="698" height="1046" ></figure>Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, the westbound I-696 ramp to I-275/M-5 in Farmington Hills will be closed for overhead sign truss installation and joint sealing of new pavement.Crews will also be checking pavement for ride quality. If there is a need for pavement grinding, the ramp will remain closed into Sunday afternoon, according to a release from the Michigan Department of Transportation.Check www.Michigan.gov/Drive for the latest information before heading out.Ramp detourWestbound I-696 traffic can exit at northbound Orchard Lake Road, Exit 5, then take westbound 12 Mile Road and southbound M-5 to reach southbound I-275.The following ramps remain closed through early November:– The Evergreen Road ramp to westbound I-696– The northbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) ramp to northbound M-10– The Franklin Road ramp to westbound I-696– The northbound Orchard Lake Road ramp to westbound I-696.All of the work is necessary as part of the $275 million Restore the Reuther project, a reconstruction of I-696 from I-275 to east of Telegraph Road.By late November, westbound I-696 is expected to have all lanes open from Lahser Road to I-275. Eastbound I-696 is expected to have all lanes reopened in December.</div></body>

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I-696 ramp closing briefly in Oakland County

Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, the westbound I-696 ramp to I-275/M-5 in Farmington Hills will be closed for overhead sign truss installation and joint sealing of new pavement. Crews will also be checking pavement for ride quality. If there is a need for pavement grinding, the ramp will...