Articles tagged:road work

Posted: Mon May 21 4:53 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

Dexter Township officials plan to spend more than $100,000 on seven road projects as well as dust control this year with the Washtenaw County Road Commission.

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Posted: Sun May 20 12:01 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

Motorists should be aware that the Washtenaw County Road Commission plans work on Pleasant Lake Road east of Reno Road and west of Zeeb Road in Lodi Township on Monday.

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Posted: Fri May 18 4:09 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

Road crews are expected to be working on Main Street in Chelsea between Van Buren and Orchard streets Saturday, which will cause lane closures and short traffic delays.

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Posted: Thu May 17 5:05 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

There could be delays on US-23 in the area near Willow and Stony Creek roads for culvert cleaning in York Township for the next five days.

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Posted: Thu May 17 4:47 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

The end of the Village of Dexter's $250,000 downtown road construction project is near, and just in time for the village's Relay For Life event.

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Posted: Thu May 3 10:14 a.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
M-52 road construction in Chelsea near I-94 progressing, getting closer to night closures

Road work on M-52 in Chelsea is progressing on schedule as construction takes place south of Interstate 94, along the east side of M-52. Temporary traffic signals are operating south of I-94 on M-52, maintaining one lane of alternating traffic, according to a Michigan Department of Transportation update, but motorists ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 15 10:05 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Motorists driving on M-14 east of Ann Arbor Sunday will encounter a lane closure for much of the day and a complete shutdown of the westbound lanes for a brief period early in the morning.

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Posted: Thu Jul 14 2:33 p.m. by Ben Freed
East Stadium westbound traffic restricted to one lane through Friday after sanitary sewer main break

Westbound East Stadium Blvd. will be down to one lane at Ferdon Road until Friday evening while city fixes a broken pipe in the sanitary sewer on Ferdon. Project foreman Kevin Ernst said the cause of the break was unknown, but that the pipes are 50 to 60 years old ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 2 5:33 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ypsilanti receives award for summer 2010 road improvement projects, plans 2011 project

The City of Ypsilanti's Department of Public Services received a “Project of the Year” award from the American Public Works Association Downriver Chapter for its two main summer road construction projects. The APWA recognized the Mansfield Street and College Place projects, which were collaborations among several entities involving both roadwork ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 21 8:17 a.m. by Heather Lockwood

South State Street is expected to re-open at East Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor by Dec. 30, said Pat Cawley, senior project manager for the city. Cawley said the current permit to close the road is set to expire Thursday, but more work — which would require the road ...

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Posted: Mon Dec 20 6:03 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Pittsfield Township officials hope to address pedestrian safety on Carpenter Road in 2011

Plans to improve pedestrian safety along Carpenter Road in Pittsfield Township will be discussed early next year, Supervisor Mandy Grewal said. Members of the township’s Road Committee recently met with representatives from the Washtenaw County Road Commission to discuss ideas and possible strategies to make one of the county’s busiest ...

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Posted: Sat Nov 20 6 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Washtenaw/Oakwood project fails to gain planning commission support, now goes to city council

An Eastern Michigan University-developed plan to widen the intersection of Washtenaw Avenue and Oakwood Street is going to the Ypsilanti City Council without the planning commission's recommendation. Planning commissioners split 3-3 in their vote to recommend the plan as presented, with two commissioners absent. The project will next go in ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 16 10:43 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Widening of Ypsilanti's Washtenaw Avenue and Oakwood Street intersection set for summer 2011

The intersection at Washtenaw Avenue and Oakwood Street in Ypsilanti could be widened next summer in an effort to relieve traffic congestion in the area. Officials are close to finalizing plans that would add a right turn lane to westbound Washtenaw Avenue before Oakwood and a left turn lane to ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 8 6 a.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

Next year, Ypsilanti Township residents will see a section of Ford Boulevard converted from four lanes to three lanes. Currently, there are two northbound and two southbound lanes from M-17 (Ecorse Road) to the Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge. But after milling and restriping of the road takes place, motorists will ...

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Posted: Wed Oct 27 9:02 p.m. by Heather Lockwood

Motorists should expect several traffic shifts on Plymouth Road, east of Barton Drive and west of Broadway Street, during the next few weeks, according to a city of Ann Arbor news release. Traffic shifts will allow for the removal and replacement of damaged asphalt pavement.

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