Editing Interstate 496 (section)

==Future==
The portion of I-496 shared with US&nbsp;127 is being renovated throughout 2024 and 2025 as a part of the US&nbsp;127 Corridor Project. The work will widen the highway to three lanes in each direction, reconfigure interchanges, improve bridges, and upgrade lighting conditions, among other changes.<ref>{{cite news |last = Palmer |first = Ken |date = March 10, 2024 |title = US 127 Construction Starts Monday Between I-496 and I-96: Here's What You Need to Know |url = https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/03/10/us-127-construction-lansing-trowbridge-dunckel/72893985007/ |access-date = December 11, 2024 |work = Lansing State Journal }}</ref> As of December 2024, construction on the northbound stretch of I-496/US&nbsp;127 is complete outside of the Trowbridge Road interchange, and improvements to the southbound stretch are slated to begin in early 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last = Palmer |first = Ken |title = MDOT Reopens NB US&nbsp;127 Between Interstates 96 and 496 |url = https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2024/11/27/northbound-us-127-reopened-ingham-county-lansing/76622899007/ |access-date = December 12, 2024 |work = Lansing State Journal |date = November 27, 2024 }}</ref>

In January 2025, the city of Lansing was awarded a $1 million federal grant to develop a plan to cap portions of I-496.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ellis |first=Mike |date = January 15, 2025 |title=I-496 Destroyed a Black Neighborhood in the 1960s. Now, Lansing Looks to Honor Those Residents |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/01/14/i-496-lansing-history-black-neighborhoods-memorial/77691686007/ |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=Lansing State Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> According to city officials, the current plan is to cap the portion of I-496 between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Walnut Street. The grant does not cover construction costs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wheaton |first=Zachariah |date=January 20, 2025 |title=I-496 Cap Closer to Reality Following Federal Grant |url=https://www.wilx.com/2025/01/20/i-496-cap-closer-reality-following-federal-grant/ |access-date=February 2, 2025 |location = Lansing, Michigan |publisher = WILX-TV |language=en}}</ref>