The I-696 closure takes place between Lahser Road and I-75, affecting communities such as Royal Oak, Ferndale, Warren, Madison Heights and more.

It’s part of a larger multi-year road project called “Restore the Reuther,” so named for I-696’s other moniker, Walter P. Reuther Freeway. Starting Saturday, March 1, the eastbound lanes ...

It’s part of a larger multi-year road project called “Restore the Reuther,” so named for I-696’s other moniker, Walter P. Reuther Freeway. Starting Monday, March 3, the eastbound lanes of ...

As the chill statistics on unemployment rose in Detroit, the United Auto Workers’ Boss Walter P. Reuther, 51, shivered at the thought of being seen or photographed at the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Executive ...

The structure of the U.S. construction industry in 1960 could be compared to a stone-walled bastion. Union locals had ...

The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to begin the final phase of its Restore the Reuther project on March 1, 2025. Crews started working on the Walter P. Reuther Freeway (I-696) in 2019.

Watch the presentation below and take a journey through the first years of WDET’s existence, featuring historical photographs, logos, and newspaper clippings provided by Walter P. Reuther Library ...