Business Loop I-496 - Lansing

Designated internally by MDOT as Connector 96, and formally named the Capitol Loop, the business loop from I-496 runs from Exit 5 (M-99) to Exit 7 (Business Loop I-96) through Downtown Lansing. A couplet along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard takes the route north to the one-way pair of Allegan Street east and Ottawa Street west by the Michigan State Capitol. Grand Avenue then connects the couplet with Michigan Avenue across the Grand River. The 2.26 mile route combines with Business Loop I-96 (Cedar / Larch Streets) south for a return to I-496 (Bessert, 2026).

Unique trailblazers featuring a capitol dome illustration mark the route. Signs are not as consistent as they used to be, with assemblies missing from turning points by 2015 (Bessert, 2026).