Official: Roadwork Won't Delay Wyandotte's 4th of July Parade

Wyandotte’s Fourth of July parade will go on as scheduled despite the that’s being done along the parade route on Biddle Avenue.

Kenneth Kucel, Wayne County’s director of engineering, told city leaders on Monday that the work may not be finished by July 4, but the orange barrels will be removed to make room for the parade.

Kucel said the contract workers who are doing the project have the holiday off, making it an easy decision to take away the barrels and clear up the roadway for marching bands and clowns.

The county is overseeing the reconstruction of Biddle from Eureka to Ford because Biddle is a county road.

The parade, which is set for 10 a.m. July 4, will stretch the same section of Biddle.

The roadwork is slated to be finished in early July, barring any unforeseen delays or inclement weather. The project, which began May 2, has already seen numerous rain delays. Its start date was pushed back an entire week because of rain.

Kucel said the work is still on target to be completed by the , which runs July 13-16 along four blocks of Biddle that are under construction.

Councilman Daniel Galeski said he would prefer that the orange barrels come up anytime workers are not on site, including weekends and rain delay days.

The barrels are spaced so far apart, he said, that some motorists have been navigating around them and parking on Biddle when work isn’t being done. Wyandotte police have been ticketing those vehicles, even when the construction zone isn’t being worked on, said Galeski, a retired Wyandotte police detective.

Kucel said he would prefer to keep the orange barrels in place throughout the entire project to keep the construction zone “sacred.” However, he said, the barrels could be removed when work isn’t being done, but it would cost the city a lot of money for the extra manpower to physically move the barrels.