"Main Street Makeover" starts April 2 in downtown Rochester

Contact: Rob Morosi, MDOT Office of Communications,
morosir@michigan.gov
248-483-5127

Agency: Transportation

Fast Facts:
- Single-lane closures in each direction between the Paint Creek and Clinton River bridges.
- Rochester Road closed between 2nd Street and University Drive beginning mid-May.
- Project includes pavement and sidewalk replacement, and utility upgrades.

March 26, 2012 -- The much anticipated project to reconstruct one-half mile of M-150 (Rochester Road) between the Paint Creek and Clinton River bridges is expected to begin on April 2.

Locally known as the Main Street Makeover, the project includes pavement and sidewalk replacement, and upgrades to traffic signals and utilities. All work on this $7.6 million investment is expected to be completed in mid November.

In order to accelerate construction, M-150 will be closed to traffic between 2nd Street and University Drive from mid-May to late August. Traffic will be detoured to local streets in each direction. Access to businesses along the corridor will be maintained via alleys on both sides of Rochester Road.

More information is available at www.michigan.gov/mdotprojects and www.downtownrochestermi.com/events/main-street-makeover/. Questions can be submitted to the project team via e-mail at mainstreetmakeover@ftch.com.

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