The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will close the I-696 exit ramps to Orchard Lake Road and 12 Mile Road at Orchard Lake Road, in Farmington Hills, for weekend paving work starting Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., through Monday, Sept. 22 at 6 a.m.

            The work is weather-dependent and could be canceled.

The closure is part of the ongoing construction on Orchard Lake Road from I-696 to 13 Mile Road, which began in late June.

Northbound and southbound Orchard Lake Road will remain open to traffic. However, 12 Mile Road is closed at Orchard Road.

The detour for the 12 Mile Road closure at the Orchard Lake Road intersection closure is 12 Mile Road to Middlebelt Road to 13 Mile Road to Farmington Road, back to 12 Mile Road and vice versa.

An additional weekend closure of the same area is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26, through Monday, Sept. 29.

Florence Cement, the project contractor, expects to complete the entire project in the fall.

For more information on the project, visit the Orchard Lake Road, I-696 to 13 Mile Road page in the “Road Projects” section of the RCOC website, www.rcocweb.org  (direct link: https://rcocweb.org/703/Orchard-Lake-Road-I-696-to-13-Mile-Road).

For questions on the project, contact RCOC through any of the following methods:

·         Online at www.rcocweb.org

·         Via telephone at 877-858-4804 (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.)

·         Via e-mail at dcsmail@rcoc.org

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