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Avon/Dequindre Road-Great Lakes Water Authority-COMPLETE
GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY (GLWA) PHASE TWO (2022-23) CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION-COMPLETE
START DATE: Dec. 5, 2022
END DATE: Mid-August, Aug. 25, open to traffic
ROAD CLOSURE: Yes, East Avon Road will close between Avon Road and Dequindre Road starting December 5. The detour is Dequindre Road to Hamlin Road to Ryan Road to 23 Mile Road, back to Dequindre Road and vice versa. The work is being done under a permit issued by the RCOC.
Great Lakes Water Authority Nov. 28 press release
GLWA Project information: https://www.glwater.org/96inchwatermain/
Phase two of the Avon Road infrastructure improvements also includes:
- Installation of 2,200 linear feet of 96-inch diameter welded steel pipe, starting on Dequindre Road south of the Clinton River, crossing the Clinton River into Yates Cider Mill property, and traversing along East Avon Road to 23 Mile Road, terminating at Dequindre Road approximately 300 feet north of 23 Mile Road;
- Reconstruction and widening of East Avon Road;
- Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Dequindre and 23 Mile Road;
The replacement of the 61-inch-high by 84-inch-wide corrugated metal pipe (structural plate arch) culvert at the Yates mill race.
Further details of the GLWA project can be found online at glwater.org/96inchwatermain or calling 877-237-7311.
Press Releases/News Articles/Project Information Flier/GLWA Links/2020 Study:
The final video of the GLWA work on East Avon Road
Avon Rd/Dequindre Rd work zone camera provides the public with a view of GLWA work
GLWA continues the second phase of significant infrastructure improvement in the area of Avon Road (new)
C&G article on the 2022-23 GLWA project
GLWA to close East Avon Road, Dequindre to Avon Road, starting Dec. 5 (new)
Avon/Dequindre Road roundabout and bridge over the Clinton River are now open traffic
The public can view construction on the Avon Rd bridge and Avon/Dequindre Rd roundabout
Oakland Times article on Work Zone camera
Avon and Dequindre roads will close at Avon/Dequindre road intersection starting Nov. 1
Avon Road Project Flier (for bridge and roundabout construction at Avon/Dequindre Road)
Avon/Dequindre Road Press Conference News & Fact Sheet
Great Lakes Water Authority 96-Inch Water Transmission Relocation Project