The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to re-open the north half of the 12 Mile Road/Inkster Road intersection on the Farmington Hills/Southfield border tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15. The south half of the intersection will then close until early September as part of the ongoing 12 Mile Road resurfacing project from Inkster Road to Autumn Ridge.
The closures are necessary for the contractor to reconstruct the intersection. Eastbound 12 Mile Road remains closed to traffic from Middlebelt Road to Inkster Road as part of the ongoing project.
During the closure of the south half of the 12 Mile/Inkster intersection, the detour for southbound Inkster Road traffic will be westbound 12 Mile Road to Middlebelt Road south to 11 Mile Road, back to Inkster Road.
The detour for northbound Inkster Road traffic will be Inkster Road to 11 Mile Road to Middlebelt Road to 13 Mile Road, to Northwestern Hwy., back to Inkster Road.
Westbound 12 Mile Road from Inkster Road to Middlebelt Road will remain open to traffic; however, westbound traffic coming from east of Inkster Road will be unable to turn left (south) onto Inkster Road during the closure. Additionally, Inkster Road traffic, south of the intersection, will be unable to access 12 Mile Road.
Southbound Inkster Road traffic will be able to turn onto eastbound or westbound 12 Mile Road during the work.
The 12 Mile Road/Inkster Road intersection carries approximately 26,000 vehicles daily.
The entire project is expected to be completed in early October. M.L. Chartier of Fair Haven is the contractor.
For more information on the project, visit the “12 Mile Road, Inkster to Autumn Ridge” page in the “Road Projects” section of the RCOC website, www.rcocweb.org (direct link: https://www.rcocweb.org/690/12-Mile-Road-Inkster-to-Autumn-Ridge).
For questions on the project, contact RCOC through any of the following methods:
