The state spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on those swell electronic signs that can tell you the mundane (Click it or Ticket!) or actually give you information that you can use, like telling you the road up ahead is closed. The problem is that we never know if the sign is up to date. We have all been victimized at one time or another by highway signs that mislead. Maybe the signs don't tell you that construction is up ahead. Or maybe the signs do warn of orange barrels, but you get there and nothing is going on.
I'm not sure of the answer: Maybe the electronic signs could include a time signature so we would know if the information is current. The responsibility of posting a time might cause the MDOT staff to be more prudent.
Here's some info you can trust, with dates:

The ongoing work on I-696 includes:

In Macomb County, on Wednesday night (4/20), westbound I-696 will be reduced to a single lane (right lane open) at Van Dyke Avenue for ongoing bridge work. The lane closures begin at 9 p.m., by 10 p.m., only a single lane will be open. All lanes will be open by 5 a.m. on Thursday.