GLWA Continues Second Phase of Significant Infrastructure Improvements in Area of 8 Mile Road
- Improvements near the City of Farmington Hills, Northville, Novi, and Livonia borders include installation of new 54-inch water transmission main
- As construction continues, 8 Mile Road at I-275 will be closed both ways from approximately 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024 through 5:00 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024.
As a part of continuing infrastructure work being performed by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) to provide redundancy in the regional system, 8 Mile Road will be closed to through traffic under the I-275 overpass (1/4 mile east of Haggerty Road) from approximately 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, through roughly 5:00 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024. This closure is in addition to traffic control already in place in the area.
During the closure GLWA will be installing a 54-inch transmission main across 8 Mile Road and restore the section of roadway within this work area. This is the last section of the 7.5 miles of transmission main to be installed between 14 mile and 8 mile as a part of this project
Included in the closure will be the:
- Southbound I-275 ramp left turn lane to Eastbound 8 Mile Road (Closure already in place);
- Eastbound 8 Mile Road ramp to Northbound I-275;
- Westbound 8 Mile Road ramp to Southbound I-275.
Detour routes for traffic during the closure are as follows:
Eastbound 8 Mile Road
- Through Traffic:
- Eastbound 8 Mile Road through traffic will be directed South on Haggerty Road to 7 Mile Road, then East on 7 Mile Road to Newburgh Road, then North on Newburgh Road back to 8 Mile Road.
- I-275 North Traffic
- Eastbound 8 Mile Road traffic headed to NB I-275 will be directed South on Haggerty Road to 7 Mile Road, then East on 7 Mile Road to the NB-I-275 ramp.
Westbound 8 Mile Road
- Through Traffic:
- Westbound 8 Mile Road through traffic will be directed South on Newburgh Road to 7 Mile Road, then West on 7 Mile Road to Haggerty Road, then North on Haggerty Road to 8 Mile Road.
- I-275 South Traffic:
- Westbound 8 Mile Road traffic headed to I-275 South will be directed South on Newburgh Road to 7 Mile Road, then West on 7 Mile Road to the I-275 South Ramp.