Oakland County Road Construction: Detours, Delays and Roads to Avoid

Several road projects under way in Oakland County could affect your travel time. (Patch file photo)

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The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads through Sept. 10 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.

Asterisks next to projects denote new projects or a change since last week.

ROAD: Avon Road, Crooks Road to Adams Road

Project: Avon is closed between Crooks and Adams while RCOC resurfaces the road. The detour route is Adams to Hamlin to Livernois and back to Avon and vice versa.

Community: Rochester Hills

Completion Date: By Oct. 10

ROAD: Oak Hill Road, Dixie Highway to east of Jossman Road

Project: This section of Oak Hill is closed to through traffic while RCOC paves this gravel road. The detour route for through traffic is Dixie Highway to Rattalee Lake Road to Bridge Lake Road to Kier Road to Bird Road and back to Oak Hill and vice versa.

Community: On the Groveland Twp./Springfield Twp. border

Completion Date: By Sept. 19

ROAD: Tienken Road, Livernois Road to the Paint Creek Trail

Project: This section of Tienken is closed while RCOC reconstructs and widens the road to three lanes, with a continuous center left-turn lane, and constructs a roundabout at the Tienken/Livernois intersection. The detour route for through traffic is Rochester Road to University Drive to Adams and back to Tienken and vice versa.

Community: Rochester Hills

Completion Date: Nov. 15 (the second phase, from Rochester Rd. to the Paint Creek Trail will take place next year)

ROAD: Pontiac Lake Road, M-59 to Cass Lake Road

Project: RCOC is resurfacing this section of Pontiac Lake

Community: Waterford Twp.

Completion Date: Sept. 15

*ROAD: Hummer Lake Road between Coats Road and M-24

Project: This section of Hummer Lake Road is closed while Precision Pipeline repairs a pipeline under the road. The detour route for through traffic is Coats Road to Oakwood Road to Metamora Road and back to Hummer Lake Road and vice versa.

Community: Oxford Twp.

Completion Date: By Sept. 8

ROAD: Fish Lake Road between Mitchell and Kurtz roads

Project: This section of Fish Lake Road remains closed due to a collapsed culvert under the road. Due to Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) requirements, it could be some time before RCOC is able to re-open the road. The detour route is Mitchell Road to North Holly Road to Elliott Road and back to Fish Lake Road and vice versa.

Community: Holly Twp.

Completion Date: Unknown

ROAD: Big Beaver Road, Dequindre Road to Rochester Road

Project: There are intermittent lane closures in this section of Big Beaver as RCOC and the City of Troy jointly replace some concrete slabs.

Community: Troy

Completion Date: By the end of September

*ROAD: Big Beaver Road, Adams to I-75

Project: There are intermittent lane closures in this section of Big Beaver as RCOC and the City of Troy jointly replace some concrete slabs. Work is currently taking place in the eastbound lanes. Once that is done, work will move to the westbound lanes.

Community: Troy

Completion Date: By the end of October

ROAD: Adams Road at Big Beaver Road

Project: Adams Road is closed at Big Beaver Road while concrete repair work takes place on Big Beaver Road in or near the intersection. During the closure, the detour route for Adams traffic is Maple Road to Coolidge Highway to Wattles Road and back to Adams and vice versa.

Community: Troy

Completion Date: Approximately Sept. 15

ROAD: Crooks Road between Wattles and Square Lake roads

Project: There are intermittent lane closures in this section of Crooks as RCOC and the City of Troy jointly replace some concrete slabs.

Community: Troy

Completion Date: By end of October

ROAD: Vassar Road between McClelland Road and the Genesee County line

Project: This section of Vassar is closed because of a failing culvert under the road. The road will remain closed until the culvert is replaced this summer. The detour route is McClelland to Dixie Highway to East Baldwin (in Genesee County) and back to Vassar and vice versa.

Community: On the Holly Twp./Groveland Twp. border

Completion Date: Late summer

ROAD: Orion Road between Flint Street and Rochester Road

Project: RCOC is resurfacing two sections of Orion Road. The first section is from Flint Street in Lake Orion to Adams Road in Oakland Twp. The second section is from Snell Road in Oakland Twp. to Rochester Road in Rochester Hills. The road is open during the project, but is reduced to one lane at times, with traffic directed by flaggers.

Community: Lake Orion, Orion Township, Oakland Township and Rochester Hills

Completion Date: Mid-November

ROAD: 14 Mile Road at the east side of Northwestern Highway

Project: 14 Mile Road is closed at the east side of the intersection with Northwestern Highway while RCOC reconstructs and realigns the east leg of the intersection as the first phase of the larger 14 Mile/Orchard Lake/Northwestern Highway “triangle” project. The detour route for through traffic is Middlebelt Road to Northwestern Highway and back to 14 Mile and vice versa.

Community: On the Farmington Hills/West Bloomfield Township border

Completion Date: November

ROAD: Greenfield Road from 8 Mile Road to just north of 9 Mile Road (southbound lanes only)

Project: The southbound lanes of this section of Greenfield are closed while they are reconstructed. Southbound traffic has been shifted onto the northbound side of Greenfield for the duration of the project.

Community: Southfield

Completion Date: Open to traffic by Oct. 31

ROAD: Clyde Road, Hickory Ridge to Strathcona

Project: This section of Clyde Road is closed while RCOC paves this gravel road. The detour route is Hickory Ridge to Middle Road to Milford Road and back to Clyde and vice versa.

Community: Highland Twp.

Completion Date: Mid-November

ROAD: Williams Lake Road at Airport Road

Project: RCOC is widening this intersection. There are intermittent lane closures.

Community: Waterford Twp.

Completion Date: Mid-November

ROAD: Baldwin Road from south of I-75 to Brown Road

Project: RCOC will remove and replace this section of Baldwin Road starting approximately Sept. 8. The road will remain open during the work, but will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Motorists should expect delays.

Community: Auburn Hills and Orion Twp.

Completion Date: November

ROAD: Green Lake Road, Commerce Road to just east of Fieldview Street

Project: This section of Green Lake is closed while RCOC reconstructs the road. The detour route is Richardson Road to Union Lake Road to Commerce Road and back to Green Lake Road and vice versa.

Community: West Bloomfield Twp.

Completion Date: Nov. 14

ROAD: Walnut Lake Road between Franklin and Halsted roads

Project: RCOC is resurfacing of this section of Walnut Lake. The road will remain open, but will be reduced to one lane in places, with traffic directed by flaggers.

Community: West Bloomfield and Bloomfield townships

Completion Date: Open to traffic approximately Sept. 26

ROAD: Hickory Grove Road, between Square Lake and Franklin roads

Project: This section of Hickory Grove is closed to through traffic while Bloomfield Township resurfaces the road. During the closure, the detour route is Square Lake Road to Franklin Road and back to Hickory Grove and vice versa.

Community: Bloomfield Twp.

Completion Date: Approx. Sept. 26

ROAD: Holcomb Road between Davisburg and Miller roads

Project: RCOC is resurfacing this section of Holcomb. It remains open to traffic but is reduced to one lane with traffic directed by flaggers.

Community: Springfield and Independent townships

Completion Date: Sept. 26

ROAD: Dawson Road over the Huron River (between S. Garner and Milford roads)

Project: Beginning approximately Sept. 8, this section of Dawson will be closed while RCOC performs maintenance on the Dawson Road bridge over the Huron River. The detour route will be S. Garner Road to General Motors Road to Martindale Road and back to Dawson Road and vice versa.

Community: Milford Twp.

Completion Date: Oct. 10

ROAD: Jackson Boulevard over the White Lake Canal (between Ormond and Eagle roads)

Project: Beginning approximately Sept. 8, this section of Dawson will be closed while RCOC performs maintenance on the Jackson Boulevard bridge over the White Lake canal. The detour route will be Eagle Road to White Lake Road to Ormond Road and back to Jackson Boulevard and vice versa.

Community: White Lake Twp.

Completion Date: By Oct. 10

ROAD: Pontiac Lake Road culvert over the Pontiac Lake (between M-59 and Teggerdine Road)

Project: Beginning approximately Sept. 15, this section of Pontiac Lake Road will be closed while RCOC performs maintenance on this culvert. During the closure, the detour route will be M-59 to Fisk Road and back to Pontiac Lake Road and vice versa.

Community: White Lake Twp.

Completion Date: By Oct. 31

*ROAD: Southfield Road at 10 Mile Road

Project: Beginning Sept. 8, RCOC will replace bad concrete slabs at this intersection. During the project, at least one lane will remain open in all directions, but left turns will be prohibited in all directions.

Community: Southfield

Completion Date: Approx. Oct. 3

*ROAD: Westbound 12 Mile Road just east and west of Southfield Road

Project: The outside westbound lane of 12 Mile Road is closed immediately east and west of Southfield Road through this evening (Wednesday, Sept. 3) while a developer connects to the water line under the road.

Community: On the Southfield/Lathrup Village border

Completion Date: By Wednesday evening

*ROAD: West- and eastbound outside lanes of 12 Mile Road immediately west of Telegraph Road

Project: AT&T is repairing its service under both the east- and westbound outside lanes of 12 Mile Road just west of Telegraph Road and those lanes will be closed until approximately 3 p.m. today.

Community: Southfield

Completion Date: Wednesday at approximately 3 p.m.

Completed since last week:

• RCOC has mostly completed extending the right-turn lane into Hillel Day School on Middlebelt Road between Northwestern Highway and 14 Mile Road in Farmington Hills and the road is fully open.
• RCOC has completed the resurfacing of 8 Mile Road between Beck and Taft roads in Northville and the road has been opened.
• RCOC has completed the replacement of a culvert under Sleeth Road between Bass Lake Road and Wixom Road in Commerce Twp., and the road has been re-opened.
• RCOC has completed the resurfacing of Hickory Ridge Road between Clyde and Demode roads in Highland and Rose townships and all lanes are open.