Resurfacing project on Plymouth Road to begin Tuesday
Motorists should expect to see delays along Plymouth Road over the next nine weeks.
The City of Ann Arbor will begin a $2 million resurfacing project on Plymouth Road Tuesday that is expected to last until Sept. 3. Another resurfacing project for Green Road will begin when work on Plymouth Road is complete.
Construction on Plymouth Road will extend between Nixon Road and US-23 and will affect northbound and southbound approaches from Nixon Road, Huron Parkway, Green Road and US-23 ramps.
Minor street intersections on Plymouth Road between Nixon Road and US-23 will also likely be affected by the construction.
“The project is pretty straightforward,” said project manager David Dykman. “It’s traffic control that will be challenging.”
Beginning Tuesday, the city will close the southerly lanes of Plymouth Road between Nixon Road and US-23. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
Once southerly lanes are finished, work will begin on Plymouth’s northerly lanes with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction.
Upon completion of Plymouth Road, the Green Road project will begin and extend from Plymouth Road to Baxter Road. No timetable has yet been determined for the Green Road project.
The Plymouth Road effort is the latest in several road construction and resurfacing projects in recent weeks for Ann Arbor motorists.
Funding for the project comes from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the City of Ann Arbor’s 2006 Street Resurfacing Millage.
View Plymouth Road construction in a larger map
Brian Vernellis is a reporter for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-4617 or brianvernellis@annarbor.com.
Comments
Jonathan Hurshman
Fri, Sep 17, 2010 : 3:05 p.m.
The congestion on Plymouth got old a long time ago, and now it's been two weeks since the project was supposed to be complete. What is the expected completion date now?
Drew Montag
Fri, Sep 3, 2010 : 8:28 a.m.
OK, it's September 3rd, and it doesn't look done yet. It looks like they've got at least another week's worth of work to do. Could AnnArbor.com get an update for us?
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 : 7:48 a.m.
So how much does this re-surfacing cost per mile?
tmoose46
Thu, Jul 8, 2010 : 3:51 a.m.
as the traffic on the enterance ramp from 23 to plymouth rd backed up into the expressway, as i thought about all the fender benders and car break downs that will cause havoc over the next two months, I thought this is a real test of paitence and sacrifice. the small gesture of letting someone in the traffic lane before you. maybe not to complain to much when we get home. Maybe to take the moments while stuck in traffic to pray.
Leah
Wed, Jul 7, 2010 : 8:19 p.m.
I completely agree with all other comments. This is a travesty of poor planning and I live right in the middle of it. I didn't even think the roads were bad enough to require maintanence and will now enjoy 20+ minute waits at the Plymouth/Green intersection from all directions. Ugh.
Elizabeth Nelson
Wed, Jul 7, 2010 : 6:06 p.m.
I'm confused by this map-- I was caught up in a mess starting (as another poster said) much further southwest, around Maiden Lane (I was aiming to turn off at Barton Drive). On my way back, coming out of Barton Drive, I tried going the other way and was faced with the mess pictured above. I'm happy not to live there (my sympathies to anyone having to del with this every day!), and I have to wonder: how does anyone in that Northside neighborhood get anywhere for the next however many weeks? This section of town is effectively boxed in with huge delays... makes no sense to me why anyone would plan these projects to happen at the same time...
Jenna
Wed, Jul 7, 2010 : 3:40 p.m.
This is a complete nightmare leaving out-of-town drivers no other option but to drive right through it.
DagnyJ
Tue, Jul 6, 2010 : 7:55 p.m.
Add Georgetown being torn up too. And Plymouth Road down at Maiden Lane. Is this some re-election plot by the Mayor?
Dorchester
Tue, Jul 6, 2010 : 5:39 p.m.
It took 1 hour to go over the m23 bridge on Plymouth Rd coming from Dominos Farms.. Great traffic control
Brian M.
Tue, Jul 6, 2010 : 5:03 p.m.
Just when I was excited about a nice commute to work when I switched jobs. Thanks Ann Arbor. Gah.
melissa
Sun, Jul 4, 2010 : 12:22 a.m.
That is awesome! Way to go ann arbor! Why don't you tear up and clog up Geddes and Plymouth at the same time?! And isn't broadway all torn up now too? You really know how to block up all major roads into and out of one side of the city at once. I'm sure glad the economy killed my job so I don't have to try to drive in your genius planning on a daily basis....!