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Eastbound I-696 closing from Mound Road to M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) for weekend bridge work in Macomb County
July 11, 2023
WARREN/CENTER LINE, Mich. - Beginning 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15, through 8 a.m. Sunday, July 16, eastbound I-696 will be closed between Mound Road in Warren and M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) in Center Line while crews repair false decking on the 11 Mile Road bridge.
During this closure, eastbound I-696 traffic will exit at Mound Road and be detoured via southbound Mound Road to eastbound 10 Mile Road, then northbound M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue) to eastbound I-696.
As part of the closure, the northbound and southbound Mound Road ramps to eastbound I-696 will also be closed.
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