14 Mile Road closed west of Orchard Lake Road

Starting the week of April 6 as work kicks off on new roundabout

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will close 14 Mile Road at the west side of the 14 Mile/Orchard Lake intersection on the Farmington Hills/West Bloomfield Township border beginning the week of April 6, 2015 as work begins on the project to construct a roundabout at the 14 Mile/Orchard Lake intersection.

This section of 14 Mile will then be closed until approximately July 4. During the closure, the detour route for 14 Mile through traffic will be Farmington Road to 13 Mile Road to Middlebelt Road and back to 14 Mile and vice versa.

Additionally, there will be temporary lane closures on 14 Mile, Orchard Lake and Northwestern Highway in the vicinity of the 14 Mile/Orchard Lake intersection beginning the week of March 30 and lasting for the duration of the project (through the fall). Motorists should expect delays in the area.

The roundabout is being constructed as part of the ongoing Northwestern Connector Project, which is intended to help improve traffic flow in the area where Northwestern Highway ends at Orchard Lake Road.