Some Road Projects Still in the Works May Affect Clawson Area Commutes

The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 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: 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: Approximately Nov. 26 if temperatures rise enough to complete paving (the second phase, from Rochester Rd. to the Paint Creek Trail will take place next year)

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: 14 Mile Road at the east side of Northwestern Highway

Project: One lane of 14 Mile Road is now open in each direction at the east side of the intersection with Northwestern Highway, though 14 Mile traffic is being controlled temporarily with stop signs. Reconstruction and realignment of the east leg of the intersection is done, but RCOC is waiting for traffic signal poles so the signals can be completed. The stop signs are expected to remain in place until the poles arrive probably in January. This is the first phase of the larger 14 Mile/Orchard Lake/Northwestern Highway “triangle” project, which will include construction of a roundabout at 14 Mile and Orchard Lake next year.

Community: On the Farmington Hills/West Bloomfield Township border

Completion Date: January

*ROAD: Clyde Road, Hickory Ridge Road to Strathcona Street

Project: This section of Clyde Road had been closed while RCOC paves the gravel road. The road is now open, and the first layer of asphalt is down, but the second layer will be put down in the spring.

Community: Highland Twp.

Completion Date: Spring

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 have been reconstructed and are now open. Intermittent lane closures continue on the inside northbound lane until approximately Nov. 21 as landscape restoration and punch list items are completed.

Community: Southfield

Completion Date: Approximately Nov. 21

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. 28, weather permitting

ROAD: Cedar Island Road, Oxbow Lake Road to Bogie Lake Road

Project: RCOC closed this road because a culvert is collapsing that carries the Huron River under the road. It is not yet known when the road can be repaired. The detour is Bogie Lake to Cooley Lake to Oxbow Lake and back to Cedar Island and vice versa.

Community: White Lake Twp.

Completion Date: Unknown

*ROAD: Munger Road between Milford and Buckhorn Lake roads

Project: The CSX railroad will close this section of Munger Road Monday and Tuesday next week,Nov. 24 and 25, to repair its railroad crossing. During the closure, the detour route will be Milford Road to Clyde Road to Fish Lake Road and back to Munger Road and vice versa.

Community: Rose Twp.

Completion Date: End of day, Tuesday, Nov. 25

Completed since last week:

• RCOC and the City of Troy have completed their joint project to replace bad concrete slabs on Big Beaver Road, Adams to I-75, in Troy. All lanes are open.
• RCOC has completed the reconstruction of Baldwin Road from south of I-75 to Brown Road in Auburn Hills and Orion Township. There may be occasional intermittent outside lane closures this week as guardrail installation is completed.
• RCOC has completed the resurfacing of Green Lake Road from Pontiac Trail to Fieldview Street in West Bloomfield Twp.
• RCOC has completed the resurfacing of Long Lake Road from Orchard Lake Road to Adams Road in West Bloomfield Twp., Bloomfield Twp. and Bloomfield Hills
• RCOC has completed most of the preventive maintenance work on the General Motors Road bridge over the Huron River between Martindale and Garner roads in Milford Twp., though some minor work will be completed in the spring.