Oakland County drivers can expect to face some diversions as the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) announced a partial closure of Haggerty Road from September 2 through late September. This comes as part of an effort to remove and replace a decaying culvert under the road. The commission has specified that the affected area will be between 13 Mile Road and 14 Mile Road, straddling the boundary of Farmington Hills and Novi. During this period, some 15,600 vehicles that travel this segment daily will need to reroute their journeys.
The planned detour strategically aims to reroute through traffic using 12 Mile Road, M-5, and 14 Mile Road. This modification is made somewhat more complex by a concurrent paving project by the City of Novi that has resulted in the closure of 13 Mile Road from Haggerty Road to M-5, extending until late September. Homeowners and businesses can breathe with relief knowing that access will be maintained throughout the project, with the exception barring the section directly at the culvert, now just north of Lancaster Drive. CBS News Detroit shared this information in a recent publication.
Detailing the project's agenda, the RCOC website elaborates on the steps to be taken: out with the 60-year-old metal culvert, and in with a new, aluminum-coated corrugated pipe. Not stopping at mere replacement, the project will thoroughly execute a milling operation to grind off the current asphalt south of Lancaster Drive, leading up to the new feature. To further protect against erosion, riprap—or stone—will be strategically placed wherever exposed earth is found. The entire project is expected to rack up a bill of $975,000, an amount wholly shouldered by the RCOC. It is noted that Shelby Township's DiPonio Contracting will serve as the contractor behind this significant infrastructure upgrade. This insight was grabbed directly from the RCOC announcement.
