Editing Interstate 96 (section)

===Metro Detroit===
[[File:Spaghetti Bowl Interchange (Novi, Michigan).png|thumb|left|300px|Satellite image of the interchange with M-5, I-275 and I-696 in Novi and Farmington Hills|alt=Satellite photograph]]
Near the [[Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport]] on the western edge of Howell, I-96 meets [[M-59 (Michigan highway)|M-59]], which runs to [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] and carries the [[Interstate 96 Business (Howell, Michigan)|Howell business loop]] easterly to Grand River Avenue. The business loop reconnects near Lake Chemung on the east side of town, and I-96 turns further to the southeast. On the northeast side of [[Brighton, Michigan|Brighton]], I-96 crosses over Grand River Avenue and the landscape transitions to include residential subdivisions. I-96 proceeds to cross [[U.S. Route 23 in Michigan|US&nbsp;23]].<ref name=MDOT12>{{cite MDOT map |year= 2012 |sections=K8–M13 }}</ref><ref name=google>{{google maps |url= http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-31+BUS+S&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&sll=42.453735,-83.424511&sspn=0.122096,0.116558&geocode=Fa3GkgIdzYrc-g%3BFajyhQIdsC8M-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=8 |title= Overview Map of Interstate 96 |access-date= July 20, 2012}}</ref>

I-96 passes through an area with several lakes as it crosses into [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]]. This area includes the [[Island Lake Recreation Area|Island Lake State Recreation Area]] to the south and the [[Kensington Metropark]] to the north of the freeway in an area where it crosses the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]]. The Interstate runs through [[Wixom, Michigan|Wixom]] into [[Novi, Michigan|Novi]], where it passes to the south of the [[Twelve Oaks Mall]]. Southeast of the mall, I-96 enters a complex interchange on the border between Novi and [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]] that connects it to [[M-5 (Michigan highway)|M-5]] (Haggerty Connector), [[Interstate 275 (Michigan)|I-275]] and [[Interstate 696|I-696]] (Reuther Freeway). The trunkline drops a lane in each direction as it enters the interchange and turns southward. The freeway then merges into I-275 and increases to four lanes in each direction running south in Farmington Hills.<ref name=google/><ref name=MDOT12D>{{cite MDOT map |year= 2012 |sections=C3–C7, C7–E7, E7–E11 |inset= Detroit }}</ref>

According to the [[Federal Highway Administration]], I-275 ends at the junction with I-96 and [[M-14 (Michigan highway)|M-14]] along the boundary between [[Livonia, Michigan|Livonia]] and [[Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan|Plymouth Township]] and not at the interchange in Novi and Farmington Hills.{{#tag:ref|FHWA's ''Route Log and Finder List'' documents the length of I-275 as {{convert|29.97|mi|km}},<ref name=RLT2/> which corresponds to the length from I-75 to the southern I-96 junction.<ref name=PRFA/> It also omits any mention of an overlap with I-96 from its notes.<ref name=RLT2>{{cite web |first = Kevin |last = Adderly |date = May 23, 2017 |title = Table&nbsp;2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2016 |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |work = Route Log and Finder List |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date = June 16, 2017 }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} MDOT considers I-275 to extend northward concurrently with I-96 to the Novi and Farmington Hills,<ref name=MDOT12D/> and maps from other providers follow MDOT's lead and label the freeway north of M-14 as I-96/I-275.<ref name=RM13>{{cite map |author = [[Rand McNally]] |year = 2013 |title = The Road Atlas |map = Michigan: Cities |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |scale = c. 1:316,800 |edition = 2013 Walmart |sections = H3–J3 |inset = Detroit & Vicinity |page = 52 |isbn = 0-528-00626-6 |oclc = 773666955 }}</ref>

I-96/I-275 runs southward for about {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} before crossing into [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] at the interchange with [[M-102 (Michigan highway)|8&nbsp;Mile Road]] near the [[Meadowbrook Country Club]]. The freeway curves to the east around [[Schoolcraft College]]; then, south of 5&nbsp;Mile Road, I-96 meets the interchange with M-14 and I-275 where it turns to the east along the Jeffries Freeway. To the north and south sides of I-96 are a pair of [[Frontage road|service drive]]s named Schoolcraft Road<ref name=google/><ref name=MDOT12D/> which follow the 4&nbsp;Mile location on the [[Mile Road System (Detroit)|Mile Road System]] for Detroit.<ref name=gavrilovich>{{cite book |last1 = Gavrilovich |first1 = Peter |last2 = McGraw |first2 = Bill |year = 2000 |title = The Detroit Almanac: 300&nbsp;Years of Life in the Motor City |location = Detroit |publisher = [[Detroit Free Press]] |pages = 20–1 |isbn = 978-0-937247-34-1 |oclc = 45227386 |name-list-style = amp }}</ref> To the north of the Jeffries are residential neighborhoods, and to the south are commercial or industrial areas. At Inkster Road, the freeway crosses into [[Redford Charter Township, Michigan|Redford Township]] where it intersects [[U.S. Route 24 in Michigan|US&nbsp;24]] (Telegraph Road) near [[Eliza Howell Park]]. East of the park, I-96 enters Detroit.<ref name=google/><ref name=MDOT12D/>

Past the [[Outer Drive]] interchange, I-96 splits into a [[local-express lanes]] configuration. There are two [[carriageway]]s in each direction, and the central ones have three lanes that bypass almost all of the exits while the outer ones have two lanes that have access to each exit. The Jeffries turns southeasterly and separates from Schoolcraft Road shifting {{convert|1/2|mi|km|spell=in}} to the south. The interchange with [[M-39 (Michigan highway)|M-39]] (Southfield Freeway) features slip ramps so that traffic can pass between the local and express lanes. Further east, I-96 turns northeasterly to cross M-5 (Grand River Avenue). I-96 curves over to the interchange with [[M-8 (Michigan highway)|M-8]] (Davison Avenue) and the local-express configuration ends as the freeway turns back to the south to cross over Grand River Avenue.<ref name=google/><ref name=MDOT12D/>

[[File:DavisonExit.JPG|thumb|right|I-96 east at Davison Avenue, the east end of the local–express split|alt=Photograph of]]
From the crossing south of Davison, I-96 runs parallel to Grand River Avenue southeasterly with eight lanes total. The two run together as far as the interchange with [[Interstate 94 in Michigan|I-94]] (Edsel Ford Freeway) near Bishop Park. I-96 turns more south-southeasterly there through residential neighborhoods on Detroit's southeastern side. I-96 terminates at an interchange that connects it to I-75 (Fisher Freeway) and to the [[Ambassador Bridge]].<ref name=MDOT12/><ref name=google/>