Roads & Construction

A work zone camera shows the progress on the Maple/Middlebelt roundabout Nov. 26.

Published November 27, 2019

Maple/Middlebelt roundabout opening delayed

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Weather has put a damper on the opening of the Maple Road/Middlebelt Road roundabout, according to the Road Commission for Oakland County.

Published November 26, 2019

Troy Times

More newly paved lanes of I-75 lanes need redo for bad pavement

TROY — Portions of two recently constructed traffic lanes on northbound Interstate 75 from 13 Mile to 14 Mile Road and shoulders on exit ramps on Big Beaver and Rochester roads will be removed and re-poured after inspectors discovered crews used the wrong concrete mix.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan discusses the newly introduced House Bill 5229, which proposes to change state law to provide funding for regional transportation in Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties, at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Nov. 18.

Published November 22, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Regional transit is aim of newly introduced bill

METRO DETROIT — On Nov. 18, leaders from Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties, as well as legislators from around the state, gathered at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, to voice their support for a new bill in the name of regional transportation.

Published November 20, 2019

Troy Times

Reopening of I-75 lanes from 13 Mile to Coolidge delayed a month

TROY — Motorists will continue to drive on just two lanes of north- and southbound Interstate 75 from 13 Mile Road to Coolidge Highway for longer than originally anticipated this fall.

Published November 12, 2019

Troy Times

Troy teen rallies neighborhood to clean up path across Beach Road bridge

TROY — Brody Rukenbrod, 13, of Troy, noticed it was hard for his grandmother, Judy Farnell, to walk across a bridge along Beach Road, north of Wattles Road, from her home in order to visit them at their home.

Published November 5, 2019

C&G Newspapers

SMART proposes new plan for service improvements

METRO DETROIT — The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation is presenting a plan for improvements and upgrades to the public that it hopes to implement over the next five years.

Published October 28, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

‘You’re pitting neighbors against neighbors’

BIRMINGHAM — There’s one thing most Birmingham residents can agree on: If residents are going to be handed a bill to fix residential roads, it’s better direct their anger to City Hall than at each other.

Published October 21, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Township roads could take a hit under proposed DPW budget

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — “People are going to suffer. People are going to be injured. People are going to die because the services will not be there.” That was Bloomfield Township Trustee Neal Barnett’s response to the idea of snow removal services being reduced and other potential cost reductions the Public Works Department could make next year to accommodate a smaller budget in 2020-21.

Published October 18, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Police remind residents to obey construction signage

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to police, numerous residents are growing frustrated with the number of vehicles cutting through neighborhoods recently.

Published October 16, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Mumble is the new rumble in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — Thanks to the installation of mumble strips, Macomb County drivers haven’t heard as much “rumbling” on county roads.

A new sidewalk rests atop a new bridge earlier this summer over the Evans Branch of the Rouge River on Nine Mile Road, between Lahser and Telegraph roads. The road was closed for a year during the $8 million project.

Published October 2, 2019

Southfield Sun

Southfield officials provide update on road, infrastructure improvements

SOUTHFIELD — It’s been five years since voters adopted a $99 million road bond, and officials say the city has a lot to show for it.

Published October 2, 2019

Troy Times

Troy City Council rejects bid to pave Troywood

TROY — Saying the margin — 11-10 — was too slim, the Troy City Council denied a special assessment to pave Troywood Drive, one of the four unpaved roads that remain in Troy.

Published October 2, 2019

Rochester Post

Rochester Hills awarded grant for Auburn Road corridor

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rain gardens will soon be installed along a portion of the Auburn Road corridor in Rochester Hills, thanks to a $40,000 grant from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.

A construction sign posted on 13 Mile Road informs drivers of work starting on Haggerty Road.

Published September 24, 2019

Farmington Press

Culvert, road construction upcoming for Haggerty Road

FARMINGTON HILLS — Construction is set to begin on Haggerty Road, between 13 Mile and 14 Mile roads, to replace the culvert that carries the Seeley Drain and to make some cosmetic repairs to the roadway.

Published September 23, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Cost-share agreement approved for Garfield Road reconstruction

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A debilitated stretch of road in Clinton Township is slated to receive a face-lift next year.

Published September 20, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Construction coming to I-94

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE/ST. CLAIR SHORES — In an effort to fix a highway that has been in “rough shape” for quite some time, overnight and weekend work is scheduled to begin on Interstate 94 between Eight Mile and 11 Mile roads Sept. 23.

Published September 18, 2019

C&G Newspapers

All lanes of I-75 to close this weekend from I-696 to Square Lake Road

TROY — All lanes of north- and southbound Interstate 75 will close from 11 p.m. Sept. 20 to 5 a.m. Sept. 23 between Interstate 696 and the business loop of Square Lake Road.

A Road Commission for Oakland County camera shows the construction scene at Maple and Middlebelt roads Sept. 11.

Published September 13, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Roundabout work closes Maple, Middlebelt intersection

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Road Commission for Oakland County planned to begin working on a roundabout at Maple and Middlebelt roads that will involve a road closure this month.