Editing Interstate 96 (section)

===Subsequent history===
Since the completion of I-96 in 1977, several changes to the freeway have taken place. Beginning in 1984, an extension of the [[U.S. Route 27 in Michigan|US&nbsp;27]] freeway (later to become I-69) bypassing Lansing opened; US&nbsp;27 was then cosigned with I-96 along the western side of Lansing.<ref name=MDOT84>{{cite MDOT map |year= 1984 |section= L11 }}</ref><ref name=MDOT85>{{cite MDOT map |year= 1985 |section= L11 }}</ref> Three years later, the I-69 designation was applied to this new bypass, resulting in a triple concurrency (I-96/I-69/US&nbsp;27)<ref name=MDOT86>{{cite MDOT map |year= 1986 |section= L11 }}</ref><ref name=MDOT87>{{cite MDOT map |year= 1987 |section= L11}}</ref> that existed until 2002, when US&nbsp;27 was decommissioned in Michigan.<ref name=US27D>{{cite press release |first1 = Kari |last1 = Debnar |first2 = Mark |last2 = Bott |name-list-style = amp |url = http://www.mdot.state.mi.us/communications/press/files/01-07KD-02.htm |title = US&nbsp;27 Designation Soon to Be Deleted from Michigan Highways |publisher = Michigan Department of Transportation |date = January 14, 2002 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020223221112/http://www.mdot.state.mi.us/communications/press/files/01-07KD-02.htm |archive-date = February 23, 2002 |access-date = March 14, 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:36th Street exit Grand Rapids I-96.jpg|left|thumb|Exit and entry ramps from the 36th Street interchange|alt=Photograph of the]]
From 2003 to 2005, the Beck Road interchange (exit 160) in [[Novi, Michigan|Novi]] was reconstructed as a [[single point urban interchange]] (SPUI), the first in the metropolitan Detroit area and the first on I-96.<ref name=kalousdian>{{cite magazine |last = Kalousdian |first = Aram |date = August 7, 2004 |title = Single Point Interchange Under Construction |magazine = Michigan Contractor and Builder |publisher = Reed Business Information |access-date = July 21, 2012 |url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-124005119.html |oclc = 761993683 |url-access = subscription |via = [[HighBeam Research]] |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160222050335/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-124005119.html |archive-date = February 22, 2016 }}</ref> An interchange between 36th Street and I-96 was built starting in 2005 and was completed in 2006. The project aimed to improve access to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport southeast of Grand Rapids.<ref name=bloemendaal>{{cite magazine |last = Bloemendaal |first = Dirk C. |date = September 2, 2006 |title = Interchange Improves Traffic Flow |magazine = Michigan Contractor and Builder |publisher = Reed Business Information |access-date = July 21, 2012 |url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-150978703.html |oclc = 761993683 |url-access = subscription |via = HighBeam Research |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140610081724/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-150978703.html |archive-date = June 10, 2014 }}</ref> The reconstruction of the Wixom Road interchange near Novi as a SPUI was completed in late fall of 2008.<ref name=wixom>{{cite magazine |last = Kalousdian |first = Aram |date = November 3, 2008 |title = Wixom/I-96 Interchange Reconstructed |magazine = Michigan Contractor and Builder |publisher = Reed Business Information |access-date = July 21, 2012 |url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-188432574.html |oclc = 761993683 |url-access = subscription |via = HighBeam Research |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140610081723/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-188432574.html |archive-date = June 10, 2014 }}</ref> Another interchange at Latson Road in Howell was approved for construction on July 19, 2012. This interchange was designed to bring improved access to the eastern Howell area, which prior to construction of the Latson Road exit was only accessible from westbound I-96.<ref name=greenwood-2012-07-19>{{cite news |last = Greenwood |first = Tom |date = July 19, 2012 |title = $32M Interchange Project OK'd for I-96 in Livingston County |work = The Detroit News |url = http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120719/METRO05/207190432#ixzz215rs1O3s |access-date = July 19, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20240526022433/https://www.webcitation.org/69HN3dJ1d?url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120719/METRO05/207190432/1409/METRO/-32M-interchange-project-OK-d-96-Livingston-County |archive-date = May 26, 2024 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The project was completed on December 2, 2013.<ref name=behnan/> Also in 2013, the two interchanges near [[Nunica, Michigan|Nunica]] serving [[M-104 (Michigan highway)|M-104]] and [[B-31 (Michigan county highway)|B-31]] were reconstructed, with two ramps removed from the former and two added to the latter; a new partial interchange was also built in preparation of [[M-231 (Michigan highway)|M-231]],<ref name="MDOT M-231"/> which opened on October 30, 2015.<ref name=brenzing>{{cite news |url = http://fox17online.com/2015/10/30/m-231-is-now-open-for-traffic/ |title = M-231 Is Now Open for Traffic |first1 = Bob |last1 = Brenzing |first2 = Darren |last2 = Cunningham |name-list-style = amp |date = October 30, 2015 |location = Grand Rapids, Michigan |publisher = [[WXMI-TV]] |access-date = March 24, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170208042124/http://fox17online.com/2015/10/30/m-231-is-now-open-for-traffic/ |archive-date = February 8, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref>

On April 5, 2014, MDOT closed I-96 between Newburgh Road and US&nbsp;24 (Telegraph Road). The project was estimated to cost $148&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|148000000|2014}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP|name-list-style=amp}}), and would rebuild the {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} of roadway, replace two bridges, and repair 32 other bridges. The department also planned to install new drainage and replace the signs along I-96. The project was expected to be completed in October 2014.<ref>{{cite news |first = Lauren |last = Abdel-Razzaq |date = April 5, 2014 |title = The Driving Challenge Begins with I-96 Closure |url = http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140405/METRO05/304050052/ |work = The Detroit News |access-date = April 6, 2014 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20140407013036/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140405/METRO05/304050052/ |archive-date = April 7, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Instead, it was finished ahead of schedule, and that segment of I-96 was re-opened on September 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite news |first = Marlon A. |last = Walker |date = September 21, 2014 |title = Yay! I-96 Is Back in the Traffic Business |url = http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2014/09/21/i96-reopening/16015635/ |work = Detroit Free Press |access-date = September 22, 2014 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20140922064148/http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2014/09/21/i96-reopening/16015635/ |archive-date = September 22, 2014 |url-status = live }}</ref>

Also in 2015, work began on bypassing the 1960s interchange with US&nbsp;23 near [[Brighton, Michigan|Brighton]]. A new set of through lanes was built on I-96 between the previous eastbound and westbound lanes with three new bridges over northbound and southbound US&nbsp;23, and Old US&nbsp;23. The existing lanes of I-96 were changed to be [[collector-distributor lane]]s for ramp traffic.<ref>{{cite news |first = Wayne |last = Peal |date = February 25, 2015 |url = http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/02/25/i-96-us-23-construction/23999485/ |title = I-96/US&nbsp;23 Interchange Work Set to Begin |work = Detroit Free Press |access-date = April 15, 2015 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20150416143431/http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/02/25/i-96-us-23-construction/23999485/ |archive-date = April 16, 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref> This project was completed in November 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/11/i-96_us_23_interchange_constru_2.html |title = I-96, US&nbsp;23 Interchange Project Complete After Two Years |last = Knake |first = Lindsay |date = November 4, 2016 |work = MLive |location = Ann Arbor, Michigan |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = May 2, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161108161257/http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/11/i-96_us_23_interchange_constru_2.html |archive-date = November 8, 2016 }}</ref>

MDOT started work to add a flex route on I-96 between Kent Lake Road and the I-275/I-696/M-5 interchange in Novi on March 21, 2022. Under this plan, the shoulders of the highway will be available as extra lanes during peak traffic periods, and indicated with overhead light systems. In addition, [[ramp meter]]s will be installed at ramps onto the freeway.<ref>{{cite AV media |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaXcQxhwqwg |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/QaXcQxhwqwg |archive-date = November 14, 2021 |url-status = live |title = I-96 Flex Route Flex Lane |date = August 30, 2021 |author = Michigan Department of Transportation |publisher = Michigan Department of Transportation |via = YouTube }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The construction was completed in October 2024,<ref name=hicks>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Justin P. |title=I-96 Flex Route: How it works and when it opens |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2024/10/i-96-flex-route-how-it-works-and-when-it-opens.html |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=MLive |date=October 31, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> but the flex route was not operational until March 19, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last = Marshall |first = Ryan |date = March 19, 2025 |title = Flex Route System Takes Effect Today on I-96 in Oakland County |type = Video |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7S6t0XTJV8 |work = WXYZ 7 News Detroit |location = Southfield, Michigan |publisher=[[WXYZ-TV]] |access-date =  March 23, 2025 |via = YouTube |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/F7S6t0XTJV8 |archive-date = March 23, 2025 |url-status = live }}{{cbignore}}</ref>