Eastbound I-696 closure in Michigan begins today, will last for 2 years: Map, what to know

It is here. Starting Monday and for the next two years, motorists won’t be able to take eastbound Interstate 696 through the southernmost part of eastern Oakland County.
It will affect residents in Ferndale, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Madison Heights, Warren, Pleasant Ridge and beyond.
It’s part of a larger multi-year road project called “Restore the Reuther,” so named for I-696’s other moniker, Walter P. Reuther Freeway.
Here’s what to know about the I-696 closure, a map of where the closure takes place and why it’s happening.
Where is I-696 closing in Oakland County?Starting Monday, March 3, the eastbound lanes of I-696 will close between Lahser Road, in the area of the John C. Lodge Freeway, in Southfield and I-75 in Royal Oak.