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2024 project map

2024 Construction Projects Map available now!

Use the map above to see if a project is affecting your street. The city realizes construction will be an inconvenience and all efforts to expedite the work will be utilized to minimize traffic conflicts and access to various properties abutting the project.

Notices of Construction have been mailed to affected residents and copies are available online here.

CAP2407 Crooks Road

Crooks Road will be resurfaced this year from N. Main Street to 13 Mile Road. The scope of work includes:

  • Installing new water main between Lloyd Avenue and Vinsetta Boulevard, and between Webster Road and Royal Avenue
  • Replacing some deficient curbing, some driveway approaches and sidewalk ramps
  • Milling the existing pavement
  • Concrete road base repairs
  • Resurfacing the roadway with new asphalt
  • Lane striping with paint (no changes to road layout)
  • Lawn restoration

This project is scheduled to begin the week of April 15th.

One lane will be open for traffic in each direction throughout construction. Left turns will be prohibited for northbound and southbound traffic at 12 Mile Road, Webster Road and 13 Mile Road to decrease traffic backups. Access to businesses will be maintained during construction.

CAP2415/2416 Asphalt Resurfacing

This project will resurface several streets in the residential neighborhoods and the downtown. Work is scheduled to begin in the downtown the week of April 8th. Once the downtown streets are completed the contractor will move to the neighborhood residential streets.

CAP2416 Downtown

Next week the contractor plans to begin work on the streets west of S. Washington, starting on S. Lafayette then working south from Fourth to Seventh Street. Then they will move to the streets east of S. Main, working north to south on Second, Fifth and Sixth Street. The contractor will start with lowering manholes, saw-cutting and performing spot curb removals.

CAP2415 Neighborhoods

Manhole lowering and saw-cutting may happen late next week on S. Pleasant & Edgewood in advance of new storm sewer installation.

Once concrete work is complete on the downtown streets, the contractor will move to the Phase 2 streets beginning with Edgewood, Maple Court and S. Pleasant.

The map below shows the downtown streets to be resurfaced and the table lists all the project streets and phases. The full project map linked above shows the project streets in orange and purple.

map of streets
CAP2415-2416 Phasing Table

CAP2435 Road Reconstruction

This project will completely reconstruct several roads in the city. The table below shows the streets that will be reconstructed this year and the full project map linked above shows the project streets in green. New water main will also be installed on Parkview and Vinsetta. This project is scheduled to start the week of April 8th.

The contractor plans to begin work on Parkview, Albert and Samoset first. The contractor will begin pavement removals on Albert and Samoset (both sections), and begin new water main excavation and installation on the south side of Parkview.

*As part of this project the contractor will also be installing traffic calming chicanes on Marais Avenue between Thistle and Lexington as approved by the city commission.

CAP2435 street list

CAP2405 Concrete Street Repairs

This project will replace some of the worst panels on the project streets shown in light blue on the project map linked above. This project is tentatively scheduled to begin towards the end of April.

The contractor will work on one side of the street at a time to maintain access for residents during construction. At this time the starting area and routing has not been determined.

CAP2410 Water Main Improvements

This year the city will be installing new water main on the following streets:

  • Northwood Boulevard from Woodward Avenue to Crooks Road
  • Sycamore Avenue from Northwood Boulevard to Bonnie View Drive

This project is tentatively scheduled to begin the week of May 13th.  The project also includes asphalt resurfacing, concrete pavement repairs, curbing, some sidewalk and driveway approaches, sidewalk ramps, and lawn restoration. Speed humps will also be installed on Northwood Boulevard as approved by the Citizens Traffic Committee and City Commission.

CAP2440 Green Infrastructure Improvements

Sheridan Drive - Arden Place - Grandview Road

This project will take place this summer to improve stormwater run-off and drainage around the intersections of Sheridan Drive, Arden Place and Grandview Road. Work is tentatively scheduled to begin mid-May and includes the following work as shown on the map below:

  • Installation of new water main and water services on Sheridan Drive between Grandview Road and Wrenford Road (east half of block)
  • Replacement of some water services on Arden Place within construction zone
  • Closure of the eastern leg/fork of Arden Place roadway and replacing with rain gardens
  • New concrete road pavement
  • Replacement of driveway approaches
  • Lawn restoration and tree plantings
CAP2440 Exhibit

CAP2402 Sidewalk Program

Notices of construction and estimates have been mailed to property owners within the target area for the sidewalk program this year. Letters were mailed to ALL property owners even if their estimate was $0.00. 

If you would like to make an appointment to discuss your estimate with the project inspector, please call the Engineering Division to schedule at 248.246.3260

This project is tentatively scheduled to begin in early May.

2024 target area

Please note that construction schedules are tentative, and may change based on weather delays, subcontractors or substantial field modifications. These updates are based on the information currently available.

You can visit www.romi.gov/currentprojects to view the 2024 project map, find copies of mailed construction notices, and read about the city's various construction projects.

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