Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Managing Director Dennis Kolar has announced that most RCOC road construction projects will be suspended at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, for the July 4 holiday.
Work will resume after 6 a.m. on Monday, July 8.
“The Road Commission wants to ensure that its roads are as free of obstructions as possible during this period because of the increased traffic we typically see on a holiday,” Kolar stated. “That should help to ensure safe and convenient holiday travel for motorists in Oakland County.”
Kolar also prohibited the hauling of most heavy earth-moving equipment and other large contractor equipment on county roads (vehicles that require a permit to travel on county roads) during the holiday. Some lane closures will be eliminated for the holiday.
The following roads will remain closed or partially closed to through traffic throughout the holiday weekend:
- Baldwin Road/Clarkston Road intersection in Orion Township is closed until late August for roundabout construction.
- Dequindre Road, Hamlin Road to Avon Road on the Rochester Hills/Shelby Township border, is closed until late November for Great Lakes Water Authority infrastructure work.
- Elizabeth Lake Road, Highland Road (M-59) to Teggerdine Road in White Lake Township, is closed through early October for reconstruction work being done by the township under a permit issued by the RCOC.
- Farr Street, between Carroll Lake Road and North Commerce Road in Commerce Township, is closed until late August for bridge construction.
- Indianwood Road, Lapeer Road (M-24) to Joslyn Road in Orion Township, is closed until early October for culvert replacement work.
- Pontiac Lake Road, Airport Road to Crescent Lake Road in Waterford Township, is closed over the Clinton River until approximately Oct. 18 for bridge replacement work.
- Waldon Road, Baldwin Road to Clintonville Road in Orion and Independence townships, is closed until early November for gravel road paving.
For more information on RCOC road projects, visit http://www.rcocweb.org/189/Road-Projects.
