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BEVERLY HILLS — Construction of a new roundabout on the border of Beverly Hills and Royal Oak is set to begin approximately June 12.
The roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of Greenfield, Normandy and Beverly roads by a partnership between the Road Commission for Oakland County, the city of Royal Oak, and the village of Beverly Hills.
“Royal Oak and Beverly Hills asked the Road Commission to come up with a traffic calming measure, because it was busy and potentially dangerous at the intersection,” Beverly Hills Village Manager Jeff Campbell said.
The Road Commission for Oakland County came up with the plan to construct a “compact,” one-lane roundabout at the intersection. The project will involve the reconstruction of 0.19 miles of Greenfield and Normandy roads.
Director of Public Services Neil Johnston said the project is expected to minimize accidents and slow traffic a little bit in the intersection, since it tends to speed up during peak traffic hours.
“You get a pretty big backup there during rush hour, so it will cut down on those backups from Beverly to Normandy,” Johnston said. “A lot of people use that as a cut-through so it’ll cut down on the traffic.”
The overall cost of the project is approximately $1.65 million and will be funded by the Road Commission for Oakland County, the city of Royal Oak, the village of Beverly Hills and Oakland County general government through the Tri-Party Program.
The Tri-Party program is a program that allows community officials to select projects on county roads within their boundaries.
Once the County Board of Commissioners allocates money to the program, it is placed in the county’s general government budget to make up one-third of the Tri-County Program budget for the year. The rest is matched by the Road Commission for Oakland County and the communities involved with the project.
DiPonio Contracting, of Shelby Township, was hired as the contractor for this project.
While road construction is not scheduled to take place until June 12, required tree removal began the week of April 10.
In addition to the tree removal and road reconstruction, new concrete sidewalks will be placed along portions of Greenfield and Normandy roads. There will also be new curbs and gutters placed in the area of the project.
The project is expected to last through late summer. Campbell said their goal is to have it finished before the start of the school year.
The intersection will be closed for the duration of the project. Communications about detour routes and other details have been sent out to the community.
For further information and questions about the project, contact the Road Commission for Oakland County’s Department of Customer Services at (877) 858-4804, or visit the website at rcocweb.org.
