Tuesday, March 12, 2013
With Auburn Road construction due to continue through July, small business owners between Ryan and Dequindre are asking customers to continue their support and not be deterred by tedious detours.
Summer can’t come quick enough for small business owners on Auburn Road in Shelby Township. Just one month into what promises to be a messy, albeit necessary reconstruction of Auburn Road between Ryan and Dequindre, area businesses are already feeling the loss of customers deterred by orange barrels and barriers. “It’s a complicated procedure and definitely has affected business,” said Doris Mukalla, owner of the International Book Centre at 2391 Auburn Rd. “Drivers see the barriers and stay away.” While parts of Auburn Road are still accessible, the road will be completely closed to through traffic at the height of construction. However, almost all businesses are accessible via side streets and the Macomb County Department of Roads says …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to conduct around $187 million worth of work in in 2013 on 80 miles of pavement and 15 bridges in the Metro Detroit area.
Enjoy the snow while it lasts, motorists. Once winter shifts into construction season, most of the highest traveled thoroughfares surrounding Shelby Township and Utica will undergo resurfacing work. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced this week that it plans to award approximately $187 million in contracts during 2013 to improve 80 miles of pavement and repair 15 bridges in the MDOT Metro Region. Roughly $16.6 million of this total has been allocated to reconstructing more than 4 miles along M-53 (Van Dyke Freeway) between 34 Mile and Bordman roads, with another $30.3 million designated to resurface 5 miles of I-94 between I-696 and Masonic, and more than 3 miles of Groesbeck between Hayes and 14 Mile. Shelby Township has …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
The reconstruction, which will take place between Dequindre and Ryan in Shelby Township, will include a new road surface, left turn lanes and storm water drainage.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The reconstruction, which will take place between Dequindre and Ryan in Shelby Township, will include a new road surface, left turn lanes and storm water drainage.
Mark your calendars, motorists. The orange barrels are scheduled to go up Feb. 4 on Auburn Road between Dequindre and Ryan. Shelby Township Planning Director Glenn Wynn said the reconstruction will include a new road surface, left turn lanes and storm water drainage. Work is expected to be completed by mid-July. The township will use its remaining community development block grants to cover its portion of the project's cost, Wynn said. These are the last funds available until the grant cycle renews in 2015. Read more: Shelby Gives Green Light for Overnight, Weekend Work on M-53 Bridges Across the county, the Macomb County Department of Roads has scheduled more than $38 million in road projects for 2013, with the $2.7 million reconstruction…
Monday, January 7, 2013
The Macomb County Department of Roads has scheduled the $2.7 million reconstruction project to start in February 2013.
Shelby Township's westernmost section of Auburn Road will be one of the first county roads to undergo construction as orange barrel season 2013 gets underway next month. The Macomb County Department of Roads has scheduled more than $38 million in road projects this year, with the $2.7 million reconstruction of Auburn Road between Dequindre and Ryan leading the way. The reconstruction is due to start in February and wrap up by July, at which point three additional projects will already be in progress in the township. Starting in June, and to the tune of $8.6 million, construction crews will begin widening Hayes Road to five lanes between 21 and 23 mile roads. Luckily for Shelby Township taxpayers, the township will cover only a fraction of …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Two Shelby Township projects are included on the county's construction lineup for 2012.
It's that time of year again. The weather gets warmer. Flowers bloom. And, orange barrels pepper Macomb County as millions of dollars in construction projects prepare to test drivers' patience. The Macomb County Department of Roads is ready for a busy 2012 construction schedule that affects commuters in places, such as Chesterfield, Lenox, Macomb, Shelby, Richmond and Washington townships as well as Mount Clemens and Sterling Heights. “We’ve got another aggressive schedule this year with many planned road improvements,” County Executive Mark Hackel said in a prepared statement. “Despite rising costs and sluggish road funding, the Department of Roads continues to get the most from our taxpayers’ dollars in an effort to improve our …
Doris Mukalla
2:32 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Jenny - International Book Centre appreciates your support to the local community. All the stores are unique on Auburn road. Our bookstore has educational and pleasure reading books in Foreign Languages and a large selection of books for the English Language Learning. Please visit our web www.ibcbooks.com and help keep our doors open. Deepest thanks Doris more ›