RCOC Construction Update 6/27/24 — BLUE section

Weekly Update (BLUE)

• This Week

o Verdeterre will continue laying the remaining edge drain on streets where the old curbs have been removed, and will start stoning for curbs on Ardmoor, Hupp Cross, Wooddale, Wooddale Ct, Halfmoon, Roland and Tuckahoe.

• Week of July 1st

o Verdeterre will continue stoning for curbs on Ardmoor, Hupp Cross, Wooddale, Wooddale Ct, Halfmoon, Roland and Tuckahoe

o NO WORK 7/4 thru 7/7

Curb placement will begin after the holiday weekend. Verdeterre will provide notices on July 8th for the upcoming removal of drives for curb installation on Burning Bush and Ardmoor. See discussion of the curb installation process and driveway access restrictions in the 6/20/24 construction blog post HERE.

Notices will be posted on your front door indicating if your home will be affected by the concrete placement. If you receive a notice, you will need to move your car out of your driveway prior to 7 am on the date listed on the notice. (If the curb and driveway approach in front of your home has not yet been removed, you have some time before the curbing process will occur in front of your home and you can continue to park in your own driveway/garage.)

Once both the concrete curb and driveways have been installed, they will need to set (cure) before they can be driven on. Total time during which driveway access will be restricted for the curbing process will be about 2 weeks. We will block off driveways with yellow caution tape as the concrete reaches the proper strength. Please do not touch the caution tape. When the caution tape has been removed by the contractor, the driveway will be safe for vehicles to drive on.

If you have any concerns about mobility and your ability to access your home while the concrete cures, please use the contact information below.

A Few Reminders

If possible, please have any guests park in your driveway if you live across the street from a current work area. The extra room will allow us to work faster and minimize delays for street traffic.

Please travel at slow speeds as you approach individuals and equipment. When approaching the active construction area, make eye contact with the individual construction worker or the equipment operator before traveling past them. Equipment operators have many blind spots and may not see you unless eye contact is made.

In case of an emergency, all construction staff will clear the road as quickly as possible to allow emergency services through.

The contractor will be working from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. They are working on one side of the road at a time to allow access for residents and maintain the flow of traffic.

If possible, please assist us by marking your sprinkler heads with paint, flags, sticks, etc. This will help us avoid damaging your sprinkler heads/system as much as possible.

Soil erosion controls on drainage structures are to remain in place until the project is completed. The soil erosion controls will slow drainage and protect the drainage system from debris and/or sediment entering the system at all structure areas. Stormwater may drain more slowly in areas where soil erosion controls have been installed.

We know that the upcoming work is exciting and interesting to children of all ages; however, please always keep children out of the road and behind the sidewalk. The work will generally not extend any further than five feet from the edge of the existing roadway.

Currently, there has been no adjustment to the order of work in the BLUE phase. A quick reminder of the section order is below:

1. North Side of Burning Bush (Lahser to Ardmoor)

2. East Side of Ardmoor (north end to Hupp Cross)

3. East Side of Hupp Cross (Bradway to Burning Bush)

4. East Side of Wooddale Road (Burning Bush to Bradway)

5. South Side of Halfmoon (Wooddale to Burning Bush)

6. South Side of Wooddale Court (Halfmoon to Wooddale Road)

7. South Side of Rolland (Lahser to Bradway)

8. South Side of Tuckahoe (Bradway to Lahser)

9. North Side of Overhill (Bradway to Glengarry)

10. West side of Glengarry Circle West

11. West side of Williamsbury (W Glengarry Circle to Bradway)

12. West side of Hamilton (Bradway to Overhill)

Then the opposite side of the road, starting at Burning Bush.

We will provide updates to residents as the project progresses. If you receive an update, please spread the word to your neighbors in case they are unaware of the current work schedule.

Should residents have questions or concerns, please use the contact information below. If you email or call, please provide your address and contact number. We ask that residents do not communicate with the contractor directly, as they are working for the Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) and will only take direction from RCOC. Likewise, the contractor’s employees have been instructed not to communicate with residents to ensure RCOC can address and be aware of any residents’ concerns.

Wayne Dabrowski

(248) 858 4804 or 248-294-9809

wdabrowski@rcoc.org