7/26/13 - A lot of everything is going on when it comes to work on the seemingly never-ending Latson Road interchange project. Managing Director of the Livingston County Road Commission Mike Craine says theyâre probably looking at a December opening date instead of the original mid-November projection due to setbacks from all of the rain this season but that could change as work progresses through the remainder of the summer. He says itâs a large project with many time-consuming components but everyone is pushing to get it done and you can always pick up time on schedules so theyâre optimistic and the contractor is working hard. Meanwhile, the old traffic signals at the Grand River/Latson Road intersection are being swapped out with the new ones this weekend and Craine estimates another six to seven weeks of construction in that area. He says once they have the new signal controller operating, theyâll be evaluating whether or not anything can be adjusted because they recognize thereâs a lot of frustration during off-peak hours and it is running on a pre-timed basis. He says that signal work is being done with their project partners at M-DOT and theyâre also aware of the impact on mobility and businesses and trying to improve it. When Latson Road is paved, Craine says the timing should change a little because of the turning dynamics and the fact that motorists will be driving on the opposite side. Meanwhile, he says Nixon Road work started up big time this past week with a focus on Crooked Lake Road north to be done as soon as possible in the area of Three Fires Middle School. The bridge over I-96 is also coming along and the beams should be erected and set during the second or third week of August, which Craine says will be done at night with freeway traffic likely diverted via the new ramps, which should be completed soon. (JM)
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