The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between November 23 and November 30 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.
The project list is attached.
ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY Road and Permit Projects (11/23/16 update) |
Road | Project Limits | Community or Communities | Project description | Road closure | Detour | Prime Contractor | Project start | Anticipated completion |
*Middlebelt Road (Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office project) | Wellington Rd. and Chenwood Court | Farmington Hills | Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office sewer tunnel construction (PERMIT PROJECT) | Yes | 13 Mile Rd. to Inkster Rd. to 12 Mile Rd. to Middlebelt Rd. and vice versa (THROUGH TRAFFIC IS PROHIBITED ON IMMEDIATE SUBDIVSION STREETS) | Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office | February 22, 2016 | December; questions should be directed to the OCWRC @ (248) 858-0958 |
Dequindre Road | Burningbush Drive to West Utica Road | Rochester Hills, Troy, Sterling Heights and Shelby Township (joint project with the Macomb County Dept. of Roads) | Reconstruction, 2-lane section widening, traffic signal upgrades, improved drainage and various intersection improvements. | No (1-lane of traffic maintained in each direction) | No | Dan's Excavating | June 20, 2016 | December |
Maple Road (PHASE I OF 2- YEAR PROJECT) | Drake Road to Farmington Road, including Farmington/ Maple roundabout | West Bloomfield Township | Reconstruction including center turn lane, right turn lane extensions, drainage improvements, traffic-signal modernizations. | No | No | Dan's Excavating | July 18, 2016 | Open to traffic; traffic signal work will continue throughout December (PHASE 2 FROM FARMINGTON TO ORCHARD LAKE RD WILL BEGIN IN THE SPRING OF 2017) |
Orchard Lake Road | At Maple Road | West Bloomfield Township | Intersection improvements, widening (northbound and eastbound approaches), milling/resurfacing, new signal and pedestrian crossing improvements | No, one lane maintained in each direction | No | Dan's Excavating | August 1, 2016 | November 29, 2016 fully open to traffic; restoration work to continue through early December |
Overbrook Road over the Rouge River
| West of Lahser Road
| Bloomfield Township
| Culvert replacement
| No
| No
| Pavex Corporation
| August 4, 2016
| COMPLETE |
Putnam Drive | Over Walnut Lake canal north of Walnut Lake Road and west of Inkster Road | West Bloomfield Township | Bridge replacement | Yes (closed since mid-January 2016) | Walnut Lake Rd to Inkster Rd back to Putnam Drive and vice versa | Z Contracting | September 6, 2016 | December |
Rochester Road
| Gerst Road to Bordman Road
| Addison Township
| Resurfacing, road base repair and new asphalt
| No
| No
| Dan's Excavating
| July 18, 2016
| COMPLETE |
Square Lake Road
| Middlebelt and Beechview roads
| West Bloomfield Township
| Asphalt paving over culvert that was recently replaced in October
| No
| No
| RCOC Highway Maintenance
| November 22, 2016
| COMPLETE |
Squirrel Road (MDOT I-75 Project) | South Blvd and Square Lake Road | Bloomfield Township | MDOT demolition and construction of bridge for Squirrel Rd over I-75 | Yes | South Blvd to Opdyke Rd to Square Lake Rd back to Squirrel Rd and vice versa | Dan's Excavating per MDOT | September 15, 2016 | December 16, 2016 |
