I-496

Lansing is seeking a federal grant to consider projects to benefit residents living near I-496. That could include pedestrian bridges, bike lanes, or green spaces.

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.

After a summer-long project to rebuild I-496 through downtown Lansing, the highway is reopening Tuesday for motorists.

Traffic will be detoured until mid-October.

Intermittent lane closures are scheduled to happen starting Monday.

There will be a big transition on the I-496 reconstruction project on Friday.In April, a $60-million project began with the complete closure of eastbound…

The Michigan Department of Transportation is gearing up for a large reconstruction project on I-496. A public meeting is scheduled Tuesday to discuss the…

In the 1960’s, Interstate 496 changed the city of Lansing. Starting in 1963, hundreds of homes and businesses in the heart of the city’s African-American…

In the 1960’s, thousands of people in Lansing lost their homes. Interstate 496 was built through the middle of the city’s historically African-American…

In the 1960s, the urban renewal movement swept through scores of American cities. Civic planners saw progress. City residents saw relocation. Between 1963…