• RAILROAD CLOSURES

TOWNSHIP: Ash and Frenchtown Townships
ROAD NAME & LIMITS:

• Newburg Road at railroad crossing between Maxwell Road and Grafton Road
• Various Crossing work in Village of Carleton
• CSX informed the MCRC that the following crossings should be opened by Saturday June 12th yet they have not been great on their timelines so please plan for some crossings will still be closed at the beginning of next week.
• Stewart Road at railroad crossing between US24 (Telegraph Road) and M125(Monroe Street)
• Mall Road at railroad crossing between US24 (Telegraph Road) and M125(Monroe Street)
• LaSalle Road at railroad crossing between US24 (Telegraph Road) and M125(Monroe Street)
• Heiss Road at railroad crossing between Stumpmier Road and US24 (Telegraph Road)
• Steiner Road at railroad crossing between Reinhardt Road and South Stony Creek Road
• South Stony Creek Road at railroad crossing between Toben Road and Steiner Road
• N Stony Creek Road at railroad crossing between Newport Road and Labo Road

ROAD CLOSURES STARTING DATE: Additional crossings scheduled to close on Monday, June 14, 2021
CLOSURE DETAILS:
WEATHER PENDING –CSX Railroad will be performing track maintenance for their entire railroad line. Crossings will be shut one after the other which may lead to consecutive crossings closed at the same time. Some crossings may be shut down for multiple days but the goal is to open as soon as possible. Please allow extra time when travelling in the area.

NOTE: Stewart Road/Mall Road/LaSalle Road detour will direct all traffic south to use Elm Ave (N Custer Road) to travel east/west from US24 to M125.

All the above listed crossings will be closed throughout the week with more locations to come the following week. MCRC realizes that this project skips the crossing at Sigler Road. This crossing has been a location of concerns for the last couple of years. Contact to the railroad about work on this crossing shows that they have plans to fix the crossing later in the summer; they stated that they are putting a panel in that crossing as the work is more than general maintenance. The panel has not been built yet due to lack of materials.

• CONE ROAD CLOSED AT NORTH MACON CREEK

for bridge replacement until Mid-September
TOWNSHIP: Milan Township
ROAD & LOCATION: Cone Road at North Macon Creek, between Wabash Road to the west and Crowe Road to the east.
ESTIMATED START DATE: Monday, June 14, 2021
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Open to Traffic: Early September, 2021, Project Completion: Early October, 2021
PROJECT:
The Monroe County Road Commission is working in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration to replace the Cone Road Bridge at North Macon Creek. This project will be an investment of over $800,000 in Monroe County’s Bridges.

Google Map Location:

• RAILROAD CLOSURES

TOWNSHIP: Frenchtown Township
ROAD NAME & LIMITS:

• Stewart Road at railroad crossing between US24 (Telegraph Road) and M125(S Dixie Hwy) – still closed
• Mall Road at railroad crossing between US24 (Telegraph Road) and M125(S Dixie Hwy) – still closed
• LaSalle Road at railroad crossing between US24 (Telegraph Road) and M125(S Dixie Hwy) – still closed
• Heiss Road at railroad crossing between Stumpmier Road and US24 (Telegraph Road) – still closed

Additional crossing work ‐

• Steiner Road at railroad crossing between Reinhardt Road and South Stony Creek Road
• South Stony Creek Road at railroad crossing between Toben Road and Steiner Road
• N Stony Creek Road at railroad crossing between Newport Road and Labo Road

ROAD CLOSURES STARTING DATE:
Additional crossings scheduled to close on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
CLOSURE DETAILS:
WEATHER PENDING –CSX Railroad will be performing track maintenance for their entire railroad line. Crossings will be shut one after the other which may lead to consecutive crossings closed at the same time. Some crossings may be shut down for multiple days but the goal is to open as soon as possible. Please allow extra time when travelling in the area.

NOTE – Stewart Road/Mall Road/LaSalle Road detour will direct all traffic south to use Elm Ave (N Custer Road) to travel east/west from US24 to M125.

All the above listed crossings will be closed throughout the week with more locations to come the following week.

• RAILROAD CLOSURES

TOWNSHIP: Frenchtown Township
ROAD NAME & LIMITS:

ROAD CLOSURES STARTING DATE:
Scheduled to start on Monday, June 7, 2021
CLOSURE DETAILS:
WEATHER PENDING –CSX Railroad will be performing track maintenance for their entire railroad line. Crossings will be shut one after the other which may lead to consecutive crossings closed at the same time. Some crossings may be shut down for multiple days but the goal is to open as soon as possible. Please allow extra time when travelling in the area.

NOTE – Stewart Road/Mall Road/LaSalle Road detour will direct all traffic south to use Elm Ave (N Custer Road) to travel east/west from US24 to M125. MCRC has requested that the railroad not shut down 2 consecutive crossings at the same time but short of this, we have stressed the traffic impact and requested Stewart Road to be open prior to shutting down LaSalle Road.

Monday (June 14th) – the railroad will be continuing to work north shutting down crossings at Steiner, S Stony Creek, etc... All the above listed crossings will be closed throughout the week with more locations to come the following week.

• Summer Schedule

The Monroe County Road Commission will be changing to their summer schedule, beginning Monday, May 3, 2021. The hours of operation will be Monday thru Thursday from 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Lobby hours will be by appointment only Monday thru Thursday between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

• Executive Order 2020-12

In an effort to comply with Executive Order 2020-12 issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer this week, the Monroe County Road Commission will be authorizing exemptions for vehicles transporting vital supplies for relief efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Item 7 of Cab Cards issued by the Monroe County Road Commission states as follows:

“The movement of vehicle and load upon any highway shall be during daylight hours only. Permits are not valid on Saturdays after 12:00 Noon, on Sundays, or during a period beginning at 12:00 Noon the day preceding and continuing until 12:00 Noon of the day following every legal holiday.”

Any vehicle with a current Cab Card issued by the Monroe County Road Commission that is transporting COVID-19 relief supplies will be considered exempt from these time restrictions. We will be issuing exemption letters to companies that request them.

Please do not hesitate to contact our Permits Department at 734-240-5132 with any questions regarding this matter.

A link to the entire executive order can be found below.

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-521893--,00.html

Thank you.

When workers are present, please slow down and help keep everyone safe.

The 2021 Road watch report linked below, will highlight the week’s projects.

Walk Bike Drive Safe

Pedestrians and bicyclists are much more likely to suffer an injury or fatality in a traffic crash than drivers. In fact, while pedestrian and bicycle crashes make up approximately one percent of all traffic crashes, they account for 30 percent of all traffic fatalities in 

Southeast Michigan.  With the increased interest in walking and biking across the region, it is everyone’s responsibility to keep our streets safe for all users, especially those most vulnerable.

Summary: Deficient roadways cost Detroit area drivers $1,600 annually, Lansing area drivers $1,032 annually, and Grand Rapids area drivers $1,027 annually for a total of $7.7 billion statewide.  Costs will rise and transportation woes will worsen without a significant funding boost.