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Phase 1– East Medical Center Drive Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project — Fuller Road, from East Medical Center Drive/Maiden Lane to Cedar Bend Drive
9 a.m. Monday, March 25– 3 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2024
Contractor will be working on the Fuller Road median and also setting up construction staging on the greenbelt next to the East Medical Center Drive intersection.
Beginning Monday, March 25, one lane of vehicle traffic, in each direction, will be closed on Fuller Road from East Medical Center Drive/Maiden Lane to Cedar Bend Drive between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday until Friday, April 26.
A separate news release will be issued to inform the public of a new traffic pattern during the next phase of the project.
Road Closure of Glen Avenue between East Ann Street and Catherine Street
9 a.m. Wednesday, March 27–5 p.m., Saturday, March 30, 2024
The contractor will be occupying all lanes of Glen Avenue between East Ann Street and Catherine Street to remove a tower crane from an ongoing mixed use building currently under construction. Crane removal work will take place after 9 a.m. on the first day of the road closure, then will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on subsequent days the lane closures are in place.
Beginning 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, southbound Glen Avenue traffic will be detoured west onto Fuller Road and continue west on Depot Street to North Main Street, then south on North Main Street to East Huron Street, then east on East Huron Street back to Glen Avenue. Eastbound East Huron Street traffic seeking access to northbound Glen Avenue will be detoured east on East Huron Street to Zina Pitcher Place, then north on Zina Pitcher place to Catherine Street, then west on Catherine Street back to Glen Avenue. Westbound East Huron Street traffic seeking access to northbound Glen Avenue will be detoured west on East Huron Street to North Main Street, then north on North Main Street to Depot Street, then east on Depot Street and continuing east on Fuller Road back to Glen Avenue.
Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the detours.
Pedestrian traffic will be maintained on the east side of Glen Avenue. Access to the University of Michigan parking garage at the northwest corner of Glen Avenue and Catherine Street will not be affected by the Glen Avenue closure.
Full closure of E University between South University Ave. and Hill St.
Eastbound closure of South University Ave. between Tappan Ave. and E University Ave.
7 a.m. Friday, March 22–5 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2024
John Darr Mechanical, will be closing the East University Ave. from South University Ave. to Hill St. to vehicle traffic to place a crane for the University of Michigan School of Social Work.
Beginning at 7 a.m. on Friday, Mar. 22, eastbound vehicles traveling on South University Ave. will be detoured south on Tappan Ave., east on Hill St, north on Church St., and back to South University Ave. The westbound vehicles traveling on South University Ave. will continue westbound and not be impacted.
Pedestrian traffic will be routed to the east side of E University Ave.
Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour, however, access to driveways within the closure will be maintained.
Closure of Hill Street from South Fifth Avenue to South State Street;
Closure of Northbound South State Street at Packard Street;
Closure of Packard Street at Hill Street;
Closure of South Division Street at Hill Street;
Monday, March 4–Friday, June 14, 2024
This closure will accommodate pavement removal and replacement, water main installation, storm sewer structure replacements, sanitary sewer repair, traffic signal improvements, and sidewalk ramp and crosswalk improvements.
Beginning Monday, March 4, Hill Street will be closed from South Fifth Avenue to South State Street. Northbound lanes of State Street will be closed at the Packard intersection, and the southbound vehicle lane will be shifted to the east side of the street, through the Hill Street intersection. The Packard/Hill and Division/Hill intersections will also be closed. The following detours will be in place:
Eastbound Hill Street: North on South Main, east on East William, south on South State, to Hill;
Westbound Hill Street: North on Church Street, west on South University, north on South State, west on East William, south on South Main, back to Hill;
Northbound South State Street traffic will be detoured west on Hoover, north on South Main, east on East William, back to South State Street;
Northbound Packard: West on East Stadium, north on South Main, to Packard;
Southbound Packard: South on South Main, east on East Stadium, to Packard.
Division Street, between Hill and John, and Sybil Street, between Benjamin and Hill, will temporarily allow two-way traffic due to closures at Hill.
Bike lane detours will be posted on South State and on Packard. Pedestrian traffic will be maintained on the sidewalks, with detours posted as necessary during sidewalk replacement work.
Communication Expansion and System Improvement for Arterial Traffic Operations on Barton Drive from Pontiac Trail to Plymouth Road and the Intersection of Main Street and Huron Street
7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26–7 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024
Intermittent temporary closures of vehicular lanes on Barton Drive from Pontiac Trail to Plymouth Road and intermittent temporary sidewalk closures at the intersection of Main Street and Huron Street.
Beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, new fiber lines will be installed on the south and west sides of Barton Drive. There may be some temporary lane closures throughout the duration of this work during construction hours. The contractor will flag one direction of traffic as needed to complete the work, and all lanes will be open to thru traffic at the end of each weekday.
New fiber lines will also be installed on the north side of Huron Street at the Main Street intersection, which will require temporary sidewalk and crosswalk closures at the intersection.
These temporary closures are anticipated to continue through April 5, 2024.
East Madison Street, Between South Main Street and South Division Street; and South Fifth Avenue, Between Packard Street and Hill Street
*Update completion date: 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22– May 5, 2024.
Site Development Inc. will be occupying East Madison Street from South Main Street to South Division Street, and South Fifth Avenue from Packard Street to Hill Street to relocate a public utility. Construction will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, with occasional work taking place on Saturdays.
Beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, eastbound traffic on West Madison Street will be detoured north onto South Main Street, then southeast onto Packard Street, then east back to East Madison Street. Westbound traffic on East Madison Street will be detoured northwest onto Packard Street, then south onto South Main Street, then west back to West Madison Street. Southbound traffic on South Fifth Avenue will be detoured northwest onto Packard Street, then south onto South Main Street, then east onto Hill Street. Southbound traffic on South Fourth Avenue will be detoured northwest onto Packard Street, then south onto South Main Street, then back to East Madison Street.
South Fifth Avenue between Packard Street and East Madison Street will be temporarily converted to a two-way street for local traffic only, with a temporary signal on northbound South Fifth Avenue at Packard Street and the street parking on the east side of South Fifth Avenue closed.
South Fourth Avenue between Packard Street and East Madison Street will remain open for local access only.
Local businesses on East Madison will have access maintained at all times. All local residences within the closed section of East Madison Street and South Fifth Avenue and businesses within the closed section of South Fifth Avenue will have access coordinated by the project.
Pedestrian traffic will be maintained along the north side of East Madison Street. Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the detour route.
Closure of North State Street between East Ann Street and East Huron Street
*Delayed completion date: 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12–Friday, April 12, 2024, at 5 p.m.
Metro Engineering Solutions, on behalf of DTE, will be closing State Street between Ann Street and Huron Street to vehicle traffic for the installation of a DTE duct bank.
Beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 12, northbound vehicles traveling on State Street will detour west on Huron Street, north on Division Street, west on Ann Street, and back to North State Street. Southbound vehicles traveling on North State Street will detour east on Ann Street, south on Thayer Street, west on Huron Street, and back to State Street.
Pedestrian traffic on the west side of North State Street will be detoured to the east side of North State Street.
Special event closures
(Unless otherwise noted, special events listed are not sponsored or endorsed by the City of Ann Arbor.)
Beginning on Thursday, April 4, 2024, the following streets will be closed 4 p.m. Thursdays through 6 a.m. Mondays, except for the closure West Washington Street which shall be for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as part of the Main Street Alliance downtown program:
- Main Street from William to Washington
- West Liberty Street from Ashley to Main
- East Liberty Street from Main to Fourth
- West Washington Street from Ashley to Main
These closures will conclude on or around October 31, 2024.
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