Long Lake closes between Eastways and Squirrel
Road repairs will close Long Lake Road between Eastways and Squirrel Road in Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township, beginning Tuesday, July 23, in order to replace a culvert under the road which carries a tributary to the Rouge River.
The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) is doing the road work, and said the culvert is located just east of Eastways Road. Access to homes and businesses within the closed section of Long Lake Road will be maintained east and west of the culvert, but the road will be completely closed at the culvert itself.
The project includes replacing the existing culvert with a pre-cast concrete culvert; new wing walls; and new signs, guardrails and asphalt paving in the vicinity of the culvert.
The detour for through traffic will be Long Lake Road to Squirrel Road to E. Square Lake Road to Eastways Road, back to Long Lake Road, and vice versa.
The project is expected to be completed, with Long Lake Road reopened by August 16, in time for Dream Cruise weekend, RCOC said. Then, starting on approximately August 19, RCOC will close Eastways Road to through traffic from Long Lake to Square Lake roads to replace a second culvert under Eastways that also carries the tributary to the Rouge River.
During the Eastways Road closure, residential access will be maintained north and south of the closure. The detour will be Long Lake Road to Squirrel Road to E. Square Lake Road back to Eastways, and vice versa.
