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The City of Ann Arbor is partnering with WAZE to provide residents, visitors and commuters a better way of learning about road construction and traffic controls within the city. By using WAZE.com or the WAZE app (available in your smartphones app store), drivers can view real time traffic information and get directions. 

City of Ann Arbor construction ​an​d traffic controls​​​​

Packard: Monday, September 19-Thursday, September 21, 2017. Due to repair of a water main break, Packard, between Nordman and Chesterfield, will have traffic reduced to one lane in each direction. Drivers are encouraged to find an alternate route until work is completed on Thursday, September 21. 

East Madison: Thursday, September 21-Friday, September 29, 2017. Beginning on Thursday, September 21, East Madison will be closed to traffic between South Main St. and 4th Ave. for new water main installation. 

The detour (PDF) for eastbound Madison Street traffic shall be northbound South Main Street to eastbound Packard Road to southbound 4th Avenue, back to East Madison Street. The detour for westbound Madison Street shall be northbound 4th Avenue to westbound Packard Road, then southbound on South Main Street back to West Madison. 

Pedestrian access will be maintained along the north side of East Madison Street.

East Washington: Saturday, September 23 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturday, September 23, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. East Washington between South Main St. and 4th Ave. will be closed to vehicle traffic for crane work on the 200 block of South Main. 

Westbound East Washington will be detoured (PDF) south on South Main Street, west on East Liberty and north on 4th Avenue. Eastbound East Washington will be detoured south on 4th Avenue, east on East Liberty and north on South Main Street. Pedestrian traffic on the north side of East Washington will be detoured to the south side of East Washington.

Platt Road: Wednesday, September 6-Friday, September 22, 2017. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, either northbound or southbound traffic will be shifted into the center left turn lane along Platt Road between East Ellsworth and Packard. While two-way traffic will be maintained for the majority of the work, the contractor will also occasionally use flagging operations to control traffic in one direction when working directly adjacent to the mid-block crossing islands. This work will occur between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and is expected to continue through Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, weather permitting.

During construction pedestrian traffic will be maintained, and detoured as required. Access for emergency vehicles, and to side streets and driveways, will also be maintained.

Hill Street: Thursday, September 14-Friday, October 6, 2017. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, Hill Street between Geddes Avenue and Onondaga Street will be closed to through traffic in the westbound direction for approximately three weeks during partial-depth pavement removal, drainage and concrete work and street repaving in conjunction with the City of Ann Arbor’s Street Resurfacing – 2017 project. The contractor will stage the construction, and work on one-half of the street at a time while maintaining one lane of vehicular traffic in the eastbound direction on the other half. Westbound traffic will be detoured using Geddes Avenue, Observatory Street and Washtenaw Avenue. The contractor will maintain pedestrian traffic and access to residences within the work zone for the entire project duration. Access for emergency vehicles will also be maintained. Due to the proposed construction activities, it will be necessary for the contractor to restrict on-street parking so that work can proceed in a timely manner. Please see the detour map (PDF) for additional details.

Victors Way: Monday, September 18-Wednesday, September 21, 2017. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, September 25, Victors Way between South State Street and Boardwalk Drive will be closed for underground utility work. 

Westbound Victors Way will be detoured north on Boardwalk Drive, west on Eisenhower Parkway and south on South State Street. Eastbound Victors way will be detoured north on State Street, east on Eisenhower Parkway and south on Boardwalk Drive. Pedestrian traffic on the north side of Victors Way will be detoured to the south side of Victors Way. Work is expected to be completed by close of business on Wednesday, September 27. 

West Stadium Blvd: Monday, September 18-Monday, September 25, 2017. Beginning Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on West Stadium Boulevard to perform road resurfacing, which is expected to be complete by Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, weather permitting. During construction, the contractor will maintain access for emergency vehicles, and to side streets and driveways. Pedestrian traffic will be maintained or detoured as required. 

South Main Street and East Madison Street: Tuesday, July 25–Friday, September 29, 2017. Beginning Tuesday, July 25, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction, on the west side of the road, between East Madison and Hill Street. The sidewalk on the east side of South Main Street will be temporarily closed between East Madison and East Mosely. Signage will be in place to alert and direct pedestrians.

All lanes of South Main and Madison will be open to traffic during University of Michigan home football games. 

Catherine Street: August 14-September 8, 2017. Beginning Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, Catherine Street will close in the eastbound direction between North Main and North Fifth Ave. During this closure, Miller traffic approaching from the west will be detoured (PDF) around the construction area and directed to use North First, Ann and North Division. Traffic approaching Catherine from the north and south on North Main will be directed to use East Ann and North Division. In addition, Catherine will close in the eastbound direction between North Ingalls and Glen, with traffic being detoured around this closure using East Ann. The contractor will maintain one-way traffic on Catherine through the entire construction area between Glen Avenue and North Main, with one lane operating in the westbound direction.

The contractor will maintain, and detour as required, pedestrian traffic during construction. The contractor will also maintain access for emergency vehicles. The city will prohibit on-street parking in construction area in order to complete the work and maintain traffic.

Huron Parkway: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday, July 31-Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. The City of Ann Arbor will be performing minor rehabilitation work to the existing segmental block walls along Huron Parkway from approximately 1,000 feet south of Washtenaw Avenue to East Huron River Drive in order to keep them in a state of good repair. The work to be performed consists of removing and replacing the cap units, cleaning the walls and installing a sealer on the walls to help prevent damage from road salt. Only one lane of traffic will be closed at any given time during the non-peak travel hours of 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday during the course of the project. It is expected that the contractor will first work on the westerly side of Huron Parkway to complete repairs and then switch their operations to work on the easterly side of the roadway. Huron Parkway will not be obstructed during the morning or evening rush hours during the project. It will also be necessary to close the sidewalk on the side of the roadway on which the contractor is working in order to allow the room needed to safely perform the work. (Note, this closure does not yet appear on the Waze map above). Please see the area map (PDF) for more detail. (Note, this closure does not yet appear on the Waze map above.)

South University: Monday, May 1-Friday, September 15, 2017. Beginning on Monday, May 1, 2017, eastbound South University between East University and Washtenaw will be closed to through traffic for streetscape improvements and underground utility work. 

Eastbound South University will be detoured south on East University, east on Willard, north on Forest to Washtenaw. Westbound traffic will be maintained.

Pedestrian thru-traffic will be maintained on one side of the street at all times.  Pedestrian access into businesses will be maintained with the use of temporary surfaces (e.g., rubber mats). Work is expected to be completed by September 15, 2017. 

Plymouth and Green intersection: Thursday, June 8- Friday, September 29, 2017. Beginning on June 8, work will commence to replace water utilities underneath the roadway in and around the Plymouth and Green intersection. 

The water main replacement work at the intersection is complete. The contractor is working on replacing concrete curb and gutter and hot mix asphalt pavement. The construction work at the intersection is scheduled to be completed by the end of September. Traffic controls remain in place.