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

N. Main Street to 13 Mile Road

This week the contractor will be continuing to install watermain southward from Royal toward Webster.

One lane will be open for traffic in each direction throughout construction. Left turns will be prohibited for northbound and southbound traffic throughout the corridor to reduce 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.

CAP2416 Downtown

This week the contractor has scheduled the base layer of asphalt to be put down on Monday the 22nd extending into Tuesday the 23rd, weather permitting.  They will begin on Lafayette then work counter-clockwise through the project streets. The contractor also plans on adjusting manholes throughout the week.

Any inclement weather may cause this work to be rescheduled.

CAP2415 Neighborhoods

The contractor will  continue with clean up and backfilling this week on W. Ninth.  

The contractor will continue with saw cutting for curb removals on Maple Court, and the West side of Pleasant, working South from 11 Mile Rd. Concrete replacement will start tentatively late this week or the week of the 29th.

Reminder for residents, once the new driveway approach is poured it will require several days of cure time before use – do not move barricades – the contractor will open the driveways when they are ready.

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.

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.

On Albert Avenue, the contractor will continue to work on pavement removal this week. The concrete team is setting up forms and grading the areas that have been removed completely. 

On Samoset, the contractor will start pouring Tuesday and plans to finish by Wednesday, weather permitting.

On Parkview, the water main testing will continue on Monday and Tuesday. Once that is complete the contractor will begin connecting the new main to the existing watermain system.  Shut off notices will be passed out a day before any water connection or service work starts.

On Vinsetta, the open cut excavation and water main pipe installation will begin on Monday and finish on Tuesday, then water main testing will begin.

*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.

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.

The contractor plans to continue saw-cutting the roadway sections to be replaced in advance of construction.  The contractor will work on the streets in phases as shown below. Removals are tentatively scheduled to begin the week of April 29th.

The contractor will work on one side of the street at a time to maintain access for residents during construction.

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

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.

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.