Articles tagged:roadwork

Posted: Wed Apr 18 6:36 a.m. by Stephen Lange Ranzini
Ann Arbor finally putting money into its neglected roads, but executing plans that are flawed

Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County's roads are in poor condition, as anyone who drives, bicycles or walks on them knows. Based on the most recently available data, Washtenaw County was fourth in the state for miles of poor roads at 977 miles with a poor rating. Among Michigan counties, it ...

Comment now

Read more »

Posted: Tue Jan 4 2:43 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter
Washtenaw County Road Commission approves summer maintenance work on 10 roads

About $887,000 in planned preventive road maintenance for 10 roads in various townships throughout the county was approved by a unanimous vote of the Washtenaw County Road Commission Tuesday afternoon.

Comment now

Read more »

Posted: Tue Sep 21 3:41 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Washtenaw County Road Commission re-opened Willis Road east and west of Carpenter Road in York Township today following an intersection construction project.

Comment now

Read more »

Posted: Sat Aug 21 8 a.m. by Edward Vielmetti
Ann Arbor's Sylvan Avenue said to be first public street in Michigan using permeable asphalt

Sylvan Avenue has been repaved with a new section of porous pavement, designed to better handle stormwater and deal with the problem of persistent damp basements in central Ann Arbor. The permeable asphalt allows rainwater to pass almost instantly through the pavement down into a reservoir of stone — thus, ...

Comment now

Read more »

Posted: Wed Aug 4 10:01 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Some side streets in the area of the reconstruction of West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor will be closed as crews work on paving today, a notice from the City of Ann Arbor said. The e-mailed notice from senior project manager Elizabeth Rolla said streets will be closed and opened ...

Comment now

Read more »

Posted: Fri Jul 30 10:54 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Washtenaw County Road Commission on Monday will begin asphalt paving operations on Ellsworth Road between Maple Road and State Road in Pittsfield Township, with delays likely, according to a media advisory from the road commission. Paving work is expected to take approximately five days. Traffic will be restricted to ...

Comment now

Read more »