The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will close the I-696 exit ramps to Orchard Lake Road and the segment of Orchard Lake Road from I-696 to 12 Mile Road, including the 12 Mile Road/Orchard Lake Road intersection, in Farmington Hills, for weekend paving work starting Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., through Monday, Sept. 22 at 6 a.m.
The work is weather-dependent and could be canceled.
The closure is part of the ongoing construction on Orchard Lake Road from I-696 to 13 Mile Road, which began in late June.
The detour for the Orchard Lake Road/12 Mile Road intersection closure is 12 Mile Road to Middlebelt Road to 13 Mile Road to Farmington Road, back to 12 Mile Road and vice versa. Traffic will not be able to access 12 Mile Road from southbound Orchard Lake Road.
An additional weekend closure of the same area is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26, through Monday, Sept. 29.
Florence Cement, the project contractor, expects to complete the entire project in the fall.
For more information on the project, visit the Orchard Lake Road, I-696 to 13 Mile Road page in the “Road Projects” section of the RCOC website, www.rcocweb.org (direct link: https://rcocweb.org/703/Orchard-Lake-Road-I-696-to-13-Mile-Road).
For questions on the project, contact RCOC through any of the following methods:
