Roads & Construction

Published June 12, 2021

Woodward Talk

Huntington Woods sets summer start for pavement resurfacing

HUNTINGTON WOODS — Several roads in Huntington Woods will undergo pavement resurfacing later this year.

Published June 9, 2021

Macomb Township Chronicle

Roundabout work to begin soon near 25 and Romeo Plank

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — An intersection at the north part of Macomb Township will soon look different.

Published May 29, 2021

Woodward Talk

Council approves next iteration of Ferndale Moves program

FERNDALE — On April 26, the Ferndale City Council approved the adoption of its Ferndale Moves Mobility Plan.

Published May 26, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Officials hopeful Fisher Road will get grant for repairs

GROSSE POINTE CITY/FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials are again showing their support for work on Fisher Road that would be partially paid for with a state grant.

Construction is ongoing for joint repair on Harper Avenue between Eight Mile and Nine Mile Roads.

Published May 26, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Residents seeing orange as construction hits St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Summertime means road construction time in St. Clair Shores.

Published May 24, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Mile markers get a makeover with messaging

STERLING HEIGHTS — A series of intersection monuments along Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights will soon be presenting a message beyond which mile road drivers are near — the city’s vision of its identity.

Published May 14, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

State funding could pave the way for Fisher Road resurfacing

GROSSE POINTE CITY/FARMS — Officials in Grosse Pointe City and Grosse Pointe Farms are hoping the third time will be the charm when it comes to seeking state funding to resurface Fisher Road.

City staff and Downtown Development Authority board members began discussing an augmented landscape plan April 21 for the Big Beaver Road, Interstate 75 interchange to supplement MDOT’s tree plantings.

Published May 13, 2021

Troy Times

Troy DDA discusses augmented landscape plan for Big Beaver, I-75 interchange

TROY — Troy Downtown Development Authority board members met virtually with city officials April 21 to discuss improving landscaping at the city’s new diverging diamond interchange, at Big Beaver Road and Interstate 75, after deeming the Michigan Department of Transportation’s landscaping plan for the corridor to be insufficient.

Published May 12, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Voters support charter change to allow new sidewalks in downtown Franklin

FRANKLIN — The votes are in, and Franklin residents made it clear last Tuesday that they’re fans of sidewalks in the village downtown.

Published May 11, 2021

Woodward Talk

Berkley resumes evaluation of Coolidge Highway restriping project

BERKLEY — In 2019, the city of Berkley began a restriping and lane reduction project on Coolidge Highway.

Published May 3, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Drivers: Quiet your engines

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Chief Noel Clason doesn’t need to look at the calendar to determine when spring has sprung.

Farmington, other downtowns talk pedestrian safety

Published April 29, 2021

Farmington Press

Farmington, other downtowns talk pedestrian safety

FARMINGTON — In vibrant, bustling downtowns, crosswalks are a commodity.

Published April 28, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Kerby Road among streets to be repaired this summer in Grosse Pointe Farms

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — It’s that time of year again. The birds are chirping. The flowering trees are budding. And now that the snow has finally melted — we think, anyway — the roads’ cracks and potholes are showing.

Published April 21, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Officials discuss sidewalk repair billing

STERLING HEIGHTS — The path to repairing Sterling Heights’ sidewalks has a price tag, but city officials discussed different options that the city could take in billing properties in a fair manner.

Published April 20, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Crosswalk confusion plagues local downtown districts

BIRMINGHAM/ROYAL OAK — In vibrant, bustling downtowns, crosswalks are a commodity.

Published April 9, 2021

Southfield Sun

Southfield residents raise concerns over emergency access driveway

SOUTHFIELD — On the evening of Aug. 14, 2020, the residents of Green Valley Street opened their mailboxes. Inside was a letter from the Southfield Planning Department that talked about a construction project taking place at the end of their street.

Published April 8, 2021

Woodward Talk

Ferndale, Detroit take next step in partnership to improve intersection

FERNDALE — The Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue intersection bordering the cities of Ferndale and Detroit could see major changes in the coming year.

Published April 7, 2021

Rochester Post

Road Commission to help curb dust on gravel roads

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — As we welcome sunshine and warmer weather this spring, those who live near gravel roads know all too well that the change in seasons also brings an increase in dust.

Published April 5, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

New SMART Flex service offers on-demand transportation along Hall Road

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On March 24, the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, in partnership with Via, announced its first-of-its-kind mobility service for Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties that it believes will transform the way that residents access public transit.