Business Routes of Interstate 96 - Lansing

Business Loop Interstate 96 (BL I-96) is a business loop of I-96 through the city of Lansing, the state capital of the Michigan. The western terminus is at I-96 exit 90 northwest of Lansing near the I-96/I-69 junction, and its eastern terminus is at Exit 104 south of the city.

With the completion of I-96 in between Lansing and Brighton, US 16 was decommissioned in Michigan in 1962. The former routing of US 16 in Lansing was redesignated as BL I-96. From exit 90 on I-96, BL I-96 follows the Grand River Avenue routing of US 16 southeasterly to then US 27 on Larch Street. There, BL I-96 joined US 27 along a one-way pairing of Larch and Cedar streets. Where US 27 turned to join M-78 at Main Street, BL I-96 continued along US 127 along Cedar Street to terminate at I-96 south of the city at exit 104.

On December 23, 1963 BL I-96 was rerouted onto the first portion of the I-496 freeway to be constructed southeast of the city. This reouting would last until November 18, 1966 when it was transferred back to the original routing with the completion of the US 127 freeway between Lansing and Mason. BL I-96 was rerouted along M-43/BUS M-78 to the I-496/M-78 freeway and back to I-96 at exit 106. Once the US 127 freeway was completed, BL I-96 was rerouted back along the then former US 127 routing to I-96.