Construction on I-496 first began in 1963 and the highway was completed in 1970. I-496 connects U.S. 127, which runs north-south, to Interstate 69 and 69 which run around the west side of the city.

LANSING – Interstate 496 in Lansing won’t become the Lansing Firefighter Dennis E. Rodeman Memorial Freeway. A state House bill that would have renamed the highway will be substituted with a ...

Crews will totally reconstruct I-496 between Interstate 96 and Lansing Road, working on one side at a time, the Michigan Department of Transportation said.

A thriving African-American neighborhood once stood in Lansing's I-496 corridor. A new documentary called "They Even Took the Dirt" shows what life was like before the highway came to town.

Construction of I-496 displaced primarily Black families, ... A home at Main and Logan is crushed in 1966 as part of the connector route clearance for Interstate 496.

The ramps will close early Monday and will impact traffic on U.S. 127 and I-496. US 127, I-496 ramp closures in Lansing for bridge demolition moved to Monday Skip to main content ...

EAST LANSING — An already difficult stretch of road for drivers will become even more challenging when the state closes southbound U.S. 127 at Interstate 496 entirely for a few hours on Friday ...

The ramp from eastbound I-496 to northbound U.S. 127 will be closed as part of an ongoing project. Road work update: Ramp at U.S. 127 and I-496 to be closed Wednesday morning Skip to main content ...

The work is part of the $205 million project to rebuild the freeway between I96 and Interstate 496.Traffic has been shifted to the southbound lanes while crews rebuild the northbound side this ...

High temperatures caused part of Interstate 496 to buckle near downtown Lansing, forcing officials to close a lane of traffic. It happened just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials sent out an ...