8/23/13 - The construction in the intersection of Latson Road and Grand River will probably not see any improvements until sometime in October. Traffic is currently slow-moving through the intersection due to the elimination of the left-turn lanes in all directions and a signal light that runs on a slow cycle 24 hours a day. Officials say that's necessary for crews to perform utility work and add lanes to the roads in preparation for the new I-96 interchange. Road Commission Managing Director Mike Craine says the disruptions will continue in some form or another for another 7 to 8 weeks. He says there is a lot of inefficiency in the work there because, although it looks like the crews have taken large parts of the road, the area is actually very confined for the kind of work being done. Craine says utility delays and unseasonal rains in June have delayed the construction of the actual bridge by about 45 days, pushing the completion date back into November. Right now, crews have placed the pillars and are now placing the frames for the actual bridge, referred to as âhanging the tin,â to construct the overpass. Craine says there is still substantial fill work to do on the south part of the interchange on what is now known as Nixon Road, but which will soon become South Latson Road. (TD)
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