RCOC - Road Commission for Oakland County
09/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/21/2021 06:06
PROJECTS THAT COULD DELAY TRAFFIC ON RCOC ROADS SEPT. 21 -24 OR MIGHT START SHORTLY THEREAFTER
The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between Sept. 21 and Sept. 24 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(9/21/21 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 Culvert Replacement |
Just east of South Hill Road |
Lyon Township |
Culvert removal and replacement. |
No. Flaggers will direct traffic during the work. |
No |
Fonson Company, Inc. |
Late 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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12 Mile Road |
Orchard Lake Road to Farmington Road |
Farmington Hills |
Asphalt resurfacing, some concrete repairs, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalks, repairs to curbs and gutters. Additionally, some side street approaches to 12 Mile Rd will be milled (grinding road surface) and paved with asphalt. |
No; expect lane and some side street approach closures. One lane of traffic will be maintained on 12 Mile Rd in each direction. Residential and business access maintained. |
No |
Ajax Paving |
8/23 |
Early November |
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14 Mile Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Eastbound 14 Mile Road from Rochester to Campbell Road |
Royal Oak and Clawson |
City of Royal Oak water main replacement. |
No. Expect eastbound right (outside) lane closure for the work. |
No |
City of Royal Oak |
8/30 |
11/4 |
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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 |
TBA (additional full closure expected to start Oct. 11) |
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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 |
November, TBA |
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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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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 |
November, TBA |
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*Big Lake Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Just west of Andersonville Road |
Springfield Township |
Canadian National railroad crossing repairs. |
Yes. |
Andersonville Rd to White Lake Rd to Ormond Rd, back to Big Lake Rd and vice versa. |
Canadian National |
TBA |
TBA |
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Cascade Street (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Union Lake Road and Cooley Lake Road |
Commerce Township |
Construction of a traffic barrier on Cascade Street, just west of Union Lake Road. |
Yes. |
Union Lake Rd to Cooley Lake Rd, back to Cascade St and vice versa. |
Mac Concrete Demolition |
9/13 |
9/20 |
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Clarkston Road (part of the Independence Township road funding millage) |
Sashabaw Road to Flemings Lake Road |
Independence Township |
Concrete repairs under the I-75 overpass are complete and the road reopened to traffic on 9/10. Resurfacing work will be done with flagger directing traffic. |
No |
No |
Cadillac Asphalt |
8/11 |
Late September |
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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. Work also includes a new traffic signal at the 10 Mile/Currie Rd intersection. |
Yes |
10 Mile Rd to Napier Rd to 9 Mile Rd, back to Currie Rd and vice versa. |
Iafrate Construction |
4/12 |
9/21 |
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*Davisburg/ Broadway Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Dilley Road to Eaton Road |
Springfield Township |
Canadian National railroad crossing repairs. |
Yes, residential and business access maintained. |
Dixie Hwy to White Lake Rd to Andersonville Rd, back to Davisburg/Broadway and vice versa. |
Canadian National |
TBA |
TBA |
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*Dilley Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Just south of Davisburg Road |
Springfield Township |
Canadian National railroad crossing repairs |
Yes, residential and business access maintained. |
Davisburg (Broadway) Rd to Andersonville Rd to Clark Rd, back to Dilley Rd and vice versa. |
Canadian National |
TBA |
TBA |
Permit Work & Short-Term Road Closures |
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Frembes Road |
Dixie Highway and Hatchery Road |
Waterford Township |
Canadian National railroad crossing repairs. |
Yes. |
Hatchery Rd to Dixie Hwy, back to Frembes Rd and vice versa. |
Canadian National |
TBA |
TBA |
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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 September |
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Livernois Road (PERMIT PROJECT) |
Just south of Auburn Road |
Rochester Hills |
Pipeline maintenance under the road. |
Yes. |
Auburn Rd to Crooks Rd to South Blvd., back to Livernois Rd and vice versa. |
Sunoco Pipeline, LLC |
9/20 |
10/7 |
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COMPLETE |
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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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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. |
9/15 |
Mid-November |
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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. Expect periodic 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 |
7/8 |
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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COMPLETE |
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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 |
Iafrate Construction |
9/7 |
Mid-November |
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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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OPEN TO TRAFFIC (traffic signal work will continue for several weeks) |
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*Ware Road |
South of Big Lake Road |
Springfield Township |
Canadian National railroad crossing repairs. |
Yes |
No (closure is south of residential area and north of the Ware Road dead end) |
Canadian National |
TBA |
TBA |
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White Lake Road (part of the Independence Township road funding millage) |
Andersonville Road to the Clarkston Village limits |
Independence Township |
Preliminary work on road shoulders and structures to prepare for paving. Paving expected late September. |
No |
No |
Cadillac Asphalt |
8/18 (preliminary work on road shoulders and structures; paving work expected to start late Sept.) |
Late October |
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*indicates new or updated project; TBA (To Be Announced)