Residents on six Bloomfield Village streets will lose driveway access for a full day when Phase 2 paving begins, tentatively Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Allied Construction, the project contractor, plans to lay the first layer of asphalt on Overhill, Morningview, Drury, Tuckahoe, Sunnydale and Hupp Cross as part of the Green Section road reconstruction, according to a Sept. 9 update from Bloomfield Village Roads. Each street will be completely closed to traffic and parking on its paving day. Residents will not be able to enter or leave their driveways until the asphalt cools, usually by end of day.
Allied will post notices on front doors at least 48 hours before paving each street.
The schedule depends on weather. Part of Overhill between Bradway and Morningview still needs milling after weather interrupted that work. Allied is aware of the gap and plans to address it.
What comes next
Once Phase 2 paving wraps up, crews will begin curb and driveway approach removals on Bradway east of Hamilton, likely toward the end of the week of Sept. 16. Allied will place temporary stone approaches after removing old ones, though residents may face a two- to three-hour gap between removal and stone placement.
Concrete curb and gutter installation on the west end of Bradway is planned for the week of Sept. 21. A second and final layer of paving for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 is expected later in September.
Parking and access during grading
Grading to prepare for paving started the week of Wednesday, Sept. 9. Driveways remain accessible during grading, but delays are possible. Bloomfield Village Roads suggests these alternatives:
- Overhill, Morningview and Drury residents: Park on Morningview east of Overhill, on Clifton, or on Overhill north of Bradway.
- Hupp Cross, Tuckahoe and Sunnydale residents: Park north of Bradway on Tuckahoe or Hupp Cross.
Background
The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously April 27 to approve the Green Section Special Assessment District (SAD), the fifth and final section of Bloomfield Village's road reconstruction program. Each parcel is assessed $39,373, down from the $52,570 figure residents supported in the original petition, according to Bloomfield Village Roads.
"We have come too far and paid too much to have our new roads damaged by pool water," Cathy Weissenborn of Bloomfield Village Roads wrote in the Sept. 8 update, urging residents not to drain pools into the street where runoff can deteriorate sub-grades and new asphalt.
Residents with missed garbage pickups during construction can contact Priority Waste at 855-927-8365 or through its online portal. Questions about the project go to Wayne Dabrowski, project engineer for the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), or Mark Meszler, Bloomfield Township's project representative.
