A 10-day closure along westbound I-696 will kick off Friday night so crews can safely demolish the Church St. overpass in Oak Park.
Westbound I-696 will close from I-75 to Lahser at 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9 and it will last until 5 a.m. on Monday, May 19.
The detour for the project will be southbound on I-75 to westbound on M-8, then northbound on M-10, and finally back to westbound on I-696.
There will be one local westbound lane open that has access to Bermuda St., Woodward Ave., and Coolidge Highway.
"If it means better highways and no potholes, I guess. I mean, what am I going to do? They’re going to do it regardless of what I say. So, just make the best of what we can and take some different routes," Nick McNee, an Oak Park resident, said.
