The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between December 14 and December 21 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 2016 Road and Permit Projects (12/14/16 update) |
Road | Project Limits | Community or Communities | Project description | Road closure | Detour | Prime Contractor | Project start | Anticipated completion |
10 Mile Road (PERMIT PROJECT) | East of I-275 | Farmington Hills | ITC utility work on westbound outside lane of 10 Mile Rd just east of I-275 | No, the westbound outside lane just east of I-275 will close daily; one lane will remain open to traffic | No | ITC | December 12, 2016 (daily from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) | December 15, 2016 |
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) |
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)
| No
| No
| Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office
| February 22, 2016
| Road is open; however, work continues and there will be lane closures with flaggers directing traffic |
Milford Road | North of Maple Road (between Homestead and Old Milford Farms roads) | Milford Township | Arthur Drain maintenance | No | No | RCOC/Dan's Excavating | December 5, 2016 | Mid-December |
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
| No
| Dan's Excavating
| August 1, 2016
| COMPLETE |
Putnam Drive
| Over Walnut Lake canal north
| West Bloomfield Township
| Bridge replacement
| No
| No
| Z Contracting
| September 6, 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 |
