{"id":238398,"date":"2026-03-27T01:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/238398\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T01:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:02:07","slug":"crash-closes-all-lanes-on-wb-i-696-after-mound-road-in-oakland-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/238398\/","title":{"rendered":"Crash closes all lanes on WB I-696 after Mound Road in Oakland County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is no information on injuries or whether any other vehicles were involved in the crash<\/p>\n<p>Orange construction barrels in Detroit (WDIV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. \u2013 A crash has closed all of the westbound lanes of I-696 after Mound Road in Oakland County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The crash occurred on Thursday (March 26) when police said a semi driver went through a median wall, causing severe damage and a large concrete section, affecting both westbound and eastbound traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said the westbound side is shut down, ramping traffic off onto Mound Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officials updated the crash information and said the eastbound lanes will also be shut down, ramping all traffic off to I-75.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said there was also a large oil spill from the crash as well and they are warning drivers that long delays are to be expected.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crash on WB I-696<br \/>Location: WB I-696 after Mound<br \/>Lanes Blocked: All Lanes<br \/>Event Type: Crash<br \/>County: Oakland<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MDOT &#8211; Metro Detroit (@MDOT_MetroDet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MDOT_MetroDet\/status\/2037318681005322560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorBrandon Carr headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/team\/BrandonCarr\/\" title=\"View Brandon Carr&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Carr<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. 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