RCOC - Road Commission for Oakland County
07/23/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/23/2021 07:46
PROJECTS THAT COULD DELAY TRAFFIC ON RCOC ROADS JULY 23 & JULY 30 OR MIGHT START SHORTLY THEREAFTER
The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between July 23 and July 30 or may start shortly thereafter.
It is RCOC's goal to conduct road improvement projects in a way that interferes with traffic as little as possible. This list includes both Road Commission projects and projects conducted by others, under permit, on roads under the jurisdiction of the Road Commission.
Please note: This information is subject to change. Projects can change from day to day, and traffic delays can develop in a matter of minutes due to weather, emergency situations, etc.
The project list is attached.
Additional information about current and upcoming projects can also be viewed on the RCOC website: 2021 RCOC ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (http://www.rcocweb.org/189/Road-Projects).
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2021 RCOC Road Construction and Permit Work Status(7/23/21 update) |
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ROAD |
PROJECT LIMITS |
COMMUNITY |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
CLOSURE |
DETOUR |
CONTRACTOR |
PROJECT START |
ESTIMATED COMPLETION |
PROJECT INFORMATION |
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11 Mile Road |
Just east of South Hill Road |
Lyon Township |
Culvert removal and replacement. |
No. Flaggers will direct traffic during the work. |
No |
Fonson Company, Inc. |
September, TBA |
November, TBA |
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12 Mile Road |
Lahser Road to Evergreen Road |
Southfield |
Reconstruction of road including asphalt paving, traffic signal upgrades, adding right-turn lanes at several locations, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalks, pathway construction and new curbs and gutters. |
No. Two-way traffic maintained. |
No |
M.L. Chartier Excavating, Inc. |
5/24 |
Late October |
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14 Mile Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
West of Decker/Novi Road |
Commerce Township, Novi and Walled Lake |
Great Lakes Water Authority watermain replacement. |
Yes. Westbound 14 Mile Rd is closed just west of Decker/Novi Rd. Eastbound 14 Mile Rd is open to traffic. |
Westbound traffic detour is Pontiac Trail to Maple Rd to M-5, back to 14 Mile Rd. |
Great Lakes Water Authority |
1/4 |
Late Summer |
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Adams Road |
Long Lake Road to Square Lake Road |
Troy and Bloomfield Township |
Resurfacing with asphalt; upgrade to Long Lake/Adams Rd traffic signal; new center, left-turn lanes at Vineyards Dr. and Westview Rd; Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalks; improved drainage; extension of some passing and right-turn lanes. |
Yes, southbound Adams Rd is closed to through traffic. Northbound Adams Road remains open for local traffic only. |
Southbound traffic detour is Adams Rd to Square Lake Rd to Coolidge Hwy to Long Lake Rd, back to Adams Rd. |
Pro-Line Asphalt |
6/14 |
Late October |
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Barron Road |
Grange Hall Road to just north of Groveland Road |
Groveland Township |
Paving 2.39 miles of gravel road with asphalt, improved drainage, concrete curbs and gutters. |
Yes. Residential and business access maintained. |
Grange Hall Rd to Jossman Rd to Groveland Rd, back to Barron Rd and vice versa. |
Iafrate Construction |
4/12 |
Early November |
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Barron Road/Grange Hall Road intersection |
Barron Road and Grange Hall Road intersection |
Groveland Township |
Intersection safety improvements that include center left-turn and right-turn lanes. |
No, the intersection will remain open with flaggers directing traffic. |
No |
Iafrate Construction |
7/19 |
Late August |
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Big Beaver Road |
Rochester Road to Dequindre Road |
Troy |
Concrete slab replacement |
No, expect lane closures. |
No. |
DiLisio Contracting |
5/6 |
Late July |
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Big Beaver Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Just west of Dequindre Road (westbound lanes) |
Troy |
City of Troy watermain and sanitary sewer work. |
No. Westbound Big Beaver Road will have lane closures just west of Dequindre Road (one lane will remain open for traffic during the work). |
No |
Pamar Enterprises |
4/19 |
Early August |
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*Clark Road |
Meadow Lane and Hogback Lake Road |
Springfield Township |
Canadian National railroad crossing repairs. |
Yes |
Hogback Lake Rd to Andersonville Rd, back to Clark Road and vice versa. |
Canadian National |
7/26 |
8/3 |
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Clarkston Road (part of the Independence Township road funding millage) |
Sashabaw Road to Flemings Lake Road |
Independence Township |
Road resurfacing project. |
Yes. Residential and business access maintained during the work. |
Flemings Lake Rd to Walters Rd to Waldon Rd to Sashabaw Rd, back to Clarkston Rd and vice versa. |
Cadillac Asphalt |
8/2 |
Early September |
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Concrete Slab Replacements |
Various heavier traveled roads throughout Oakland County |
Various |
Remove and replace concrete. |
No, expect lane closures and traffic delays. |
No |
DiLisio Contracting and Cipparrone Contracting |
4/9 |
Fall, TBA |
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Cranbrook Road |
14 Mile Road to Maple Road |
Bloomfield Township and City of Birmingham |
Resurfacing 1.2 miles of road with asphalt, safety improvements, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalk ramp improvements, traffic-signal upgrades, new curbs and gutters. |
Yes. Local access to homes, businesses and Seaholm High School maintained. |
For Cranbrook Rd through traffic: 14 Mile Rd to Lahser Rd to Maple Rd, back to Cranbrook/ Covington Rd and vice versa. For Lincoln Rd through traffic: Southfield Rd to Maple Rd and vice versa. |
Pro-Line Asphalt |
6/14 |
Late August |
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Currie Road |
9 Mile Road to 10 Mile Road |
Lyon Township |
Gravel road paving (with asphalt) project that includes improved drainage, intersection improvements at Currie/10 Mile Road and new curbs and gutters. |
Yes |
10 Mile Rd to Napier Rd to 9 Mile Rd, back to Currie Rd and vice versa. |
Iafrate Construction |
4/12 |
Early October |
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Eston Road (part of the Independence Township road funding millage) |
Clarkston Road to Algonquin Blvd. |
Independence Township |
Culvert removal and replacement just north of Alamo Avenue. Additionally, road will be milled and paved with asphalt as part of the Independence Township road funding millage. Paving work does not include the gravel section of the road. |
Yes; however, local traffic will be maintained north and south of Alamo Avenue (location of culvert removal and replacement). |
Clarkston Rd to Baldwin Rd to Indianwood Rd, back to Eston Road and vice versa. |
Cadillac Asphalt |
6/1 |
Late July |
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Flemings Lake Road and Walters Road (part of the Independence Township road funding millage) |
Clarkston Road to Waldon Road |
Independence Township |
Removal of the current pavement, grading/gravel work on the road's base and paving with asphalt. |
Yes. Residential access will be maintained. |
Clarkston Rd to Sashabaw Rd to Waldon Rd and vice versa. |
Cadillac Asphalt |
6/21 |
Late July |
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*Grand River Avenue/Novi Road intersection |
Grand River Avenue/Novi Road intersection |
Novi |
Concrete repairs, traffic signal upgrade, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalks, some new curbs and gutters. |
Yes, Grand River Ave from Novi Rd to Town Center Dr is closed. Business access is maintained. |
NB and SB Novi Rd remain open to traffic at Grand River Ave with lane restrictions. SB Novi Rd traffic is unable to turn left (east) to Grand River Ave. The detour for traffic east of Grand River Ave is Town Center Dr to Crescent Blvd, back to Grand River Ave. |
DiLisio Contracting |
6/14 |
Mid-August |
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Greenfield Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
13 Mile Road to 14 Mile Road |
Beverly Hills and Royal Oak |
Consumers Energy gas main replacement work. |
Yes, the road is closed to through traffic. Northbound Greenfield Road is open to local traffic only. Residential and business access maintained. |
13 Mile Rd to Southfield Rd to 14 Mile Rd, back to Greenfield Rd and vice versa. |
Consumers Energy |
5/10 |
Late July |
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*Loop Road |
North of 14 Mile Road |
Commerce Township |
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office sanitary sewer repairs. |
Yes. Access to businesses maintained. |
14 Mile Rd to Haggerty Rd to Maple Rd, back to Loop Rd and vice versa. |
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office |
7/22 |
8/6 |
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*Mann Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Clintonville Road to Sunburst Avenue |
Independence Township |
Sanitary sewer installation for a private development. |
Yes, business and residential access maintained. |
Lake Angelus Rd to Rohr Rd, back to Mann Rd and vice versa. |
Pamar Enterprises |
6/7 |
Expected to reopen today, 7/23. |
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Maple Road |
Franklin Road to Inkster Road |
Bloomfield Township |
Resurfacing, improved drainage, new traffic signals, addition of a center left-turn lane (from Inkster to east of Norham Rd), new curbs/gutters, culvert replacement east of Norham Rd and pathway construction on north side of Maple Rd. |
Yes, residential and business access maintained. |
Inkster Rd to Walnut Lake Rd to Franklin Rd, back to Maple Rd and vice versa. |
Dan's Excavating |
4/8 |
Late September |
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Maple Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Middlebelt Road to Orchard Lake Road |
West Bloomfield Township |
Consumers Energy pipeline work. |
No, there are lane and road-shoulder closures. Additionally, flaggers will direct traffic when necessary. |
No |
Michels Corporation |
4/15 |
Late August |
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Middlebelt Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
13 Mile Road to Maple Road |
Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield Township |
Consumers Energy pipeline work. |
No, there are lane and road-shoulder closures. Additionally, flaggers will direct traffic when necessary. |
No |
Michels Corporation |
4/15 |
Late August |
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*Milford Road Culvert Replacement |
Just east of Water Road over Buckhorn Creek |
Rose Township |
Remove and replace a culvert under the road. Work also includes asphalt paving, new storm sewers, replacement of guardrails and installation of curbs and gutters. |
Yes. |
Fenton Rd to Hickory Ridge Rd to Middle Rd, back to Milford Rd and vice versa. |
Superior Company, Inc. |
Late August (date TBA) |
Late October |
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Orchard Lake Road |
Just south of 11 Mile Road to I-696 |
Farmington Hills |
Remove and replace concrete. |
No, expect lane closures during the work. Access to businesses and side streets will be maintained during the work. |
No |
Cipparrone Contracting |
6/14 |
August (TBA) |
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Orchard Lake Road (northbound) |
Long Lake Road to Indian Trail |
West Bloomfield Township |
Guardrail replacement |
Yes, just northbound Orchard Lake Rd. Daily closures from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Southbound Orchard Lake Rd will remain open to traffic. |
For northbound Orchard Lake Rd traffic detour is Long Lake Rd to Middlebelt Rd, back to Orchard Lake Rd. |
RCOC |
TBA (daily closures will be announced) |
TBA |
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Preservation Overlays (Simple Resurfacing) |
Various heavier traveled roads throughout Oakland County |
Various |
Simple resurfacing with placing 2-2.5 inches of asphalt on the road surface; work is weather-dependent. |
No, expect traffic delays. |
No |
Cadillac Asphalt and Ace-Saginaw Paving |
5/11 |
Fall, TBA |
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*Rattalee Lake Road |
Eagle Road and Terrace Road |
Rose Township |
Canadian National railroad crossing repairs. |
Yes |
Terrace Rd to East Davisburg Rd to Eagle Rd, back to Rattalee Lake Rd and vice versa. |
Canadian National |
7/28 |
8/6 |
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Road Joint Repairs |
Various heavier traveled roads throughout Oakland County. |
Various communities. |
Mill (grind out pavement) road joints and pave with asphalt. |
No. Traffic will be directed by flaggers in the work zone. |
No |
Cadillac Asphalt |
7/2 |
TBA |
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Sashabaw Road and Oakhill Road Roundabout |
Sashabaw Road and Oakhill Road intersection |
Brandon and Independence townships |
Construction of a compact roundabout, reconstruction of one-third mile of roadway with asphalt, improved drainage, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalks, lighting and new curbs and gutters. |
Yes |
Sashabaw Rd detour: Seymour Lake Rd to Baldwin Rd to Clarkston Rd, back to Sashabaw. Oakhill Rd detour: Perry Lake Rd to Seymour Lake Rd to Dartmouth Rd back to Oakhill Rd |
TBA |
Summer of 2021 |
Fall, TBA |
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Subdivision Roads (Special Assessment District) |
Various subdivision roads in Oakland County townships |
Various townships |
Reconstruction and resurfacing roads with asphalt. |
No |
No |
Various |
Various start dates |
Late fall |
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*Union Lake Road Culvert Replacement |
Commerce Road to Wise Road |
Commerce Township |
Removal and replacement of a culvert under the road. Work includes asphalt paving, storm sewer installation, new guardrails and signage. |
Yes, business access maintained north and south of the culvert. |
Wise Rd to Carroll Lake Rd to Commerce Rd, back to Union Lake Rd and vice versa. |
V.I.L. Construction |
7/27 |
Late September |
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Walton Blvd. |
Dixie Highway to east of Sashabaw Road |
Waterford Township |
Reconstruction of road including asphalt paving, upgrading traffic signal, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalks and new curbs. |
No. Currently, two-way traffic is maintained on Walton Blvd. from Dixie Hwy. to east of Sashabaw Rd. The north half of the Sashabaw Rd/Walton Blvd. intersection will close for paving in August, date TBA. |
No (the north half of the Sashabaw/Walton Blvd. intersection will close for paving in August, date and detour will be announced) |
Pro-Line Asphalt |
4/19 |
Early fall |
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*indicates new or updated project; TBA (To Be Announced)