Road and Lane Closures

When: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 and Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Why: Huron Contracting will be occupying all lanes of North Fifth Avenue for asphalt patching repairs.

Detour route and other travel impacts: 

• Vehicles traveling on Beakes Street will continue west on Beakes Street, then detour south on North Main Street to Catherine Street, then detour east on Catherine Street to North Fifth Avenue.
• Access and parking in Detroit Street between Catherine Street and North Fifth Avenue will be fully closed Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.  Parking on this block will be available on Farmer’s Market days, Wednesday and Saturday.
• Access to Community High School’s parking lot will be maintained at the north driveway.
• Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.
• Pedestrian traffic will continue to be maintained on the east side of North Fifth Avenue.
• Bicycle traffic is encouraged to utilize the bikeway on North Division Street or detour on North Fourth Avenue between East Kingsley Street and Catherine Street.

For the safety of all, please reduce speeds and drive cautiously through or around the area. The city thanks all in advance for their patience.

Contacts        

City: Nichole Woodward, project manager | 734.794.6410 x43909 | nxwoodward@a2gov.org

Other: David Chie, Diversified Excavating | 734.216.0733 | chiediversified@yahoo.com

When: 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20 - 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

Why: City Contractor Fonson will be installing underground watermain.

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• All northbound vehicles will be detoured west on West Liberty Street, then north on Wagner Road, and east on Jackson Road.
• All southbound vehicles will be detoured by traveling west on Jackson Road, then south on Wagner Road and then east on West Liberty Street.
• Pedestrian access is unaffected.
• Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.
• Access to driveways within the closure will be maintained.

Contact          

City Contact: Francisca Chan, Project Manager, City of Ann Arbor | 734.794.6410 ext. 43701 | fchan@a2gov.org

Project Contact: Malek Dibah, Project Manager, Fonson | 810.231.5188 | malek@fonsoninc.com

When: 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20 - 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

Why: City Contractor, Bailey will be making subgrade improvements and then resurfacing.

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• All southbound vehicles will be detoured east on Bydding Road, then south on Minor Street, and west on West Summit Street.
• Northbound vehicles and pedestrian access will be unaffected.
• Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.
• Access to driveways within the closure will be maintained.

Contact          

City Contact: Francisca Chan, Project Manager, City of Ann Arbor | 734.794.6410 ext. 43701 | fchan@a2gov.org

Project Contact: Jacob Bailey, Project Manager, Bailey | 517.750.3030 | jacobbailey@bailey-excavating.com

When: 7 a.m. Monday Oct. 20 – 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 

Why: Ann Arbor Railroad will be closing East Madison Street to rebuild the road track structure and crossing surface.

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• Eastbound vehicles traveling on West Madison Street will be detoured north on South Main Street, east on Packard Street, south on South Fourth Street, and back to East Madison Street.
• Westbound vehicles traveling on East Madison Street will be detoured north on South Fourth Street, west on Packard Street, south on South Main Street, and back to West Madison Street.
• Sidewalk traffic will follow the vehicle detour.

Contact:

Zack Kulpinski, Right-Of-Way Inspector | 517.474.3119 | zkulpinski@a2gov.org

When: 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27 – TBA

Why: City Contractor, SAK Construction, will be preparing for utility work.

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• All westbound Miller Avenue vehicle traffic will be detoured by traveling south on North Ashley Street, then west on West Ann Street, then south on South First Street and west on Huron Street.
• All eastbound Miller Avenue vehicle traffic will be detoured by following the existing Miller Avenue detour, traveling East on Huron Street, then north on North First Street, then west on West Ann Street, and north on North Ashley Street.
• Westbound Miller Avenue pedestrian and bike traffic will be detoured by traveling north at Ashley Street, west on Miller Avenue, and south on First street.
• Northbound First Street pedestrian and bike traffic will be detoured by traveling west at Ann Street, north at Ann Street, and east at Miller Avenue.
• Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.
• Access to driveways within the closure will be maintained.

Contacts

City Contact: Tracy Anderson, Project Manager, City of Ann Arbor | 734.794.6410 ext. 43639 | tanderson@a2gov.org

Project Contact: Brandon Stangle, SAK Construction | 636.385.1000 | bstangle@sakcon.com

When: 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 

Why: East Edge Excavating will be constructing new utility leads in Packard Street to support the construction of a new building.

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• Northbound Packard Street vehicles will be detoured west on East Stadium Blvd then south on South Industrial Highway then west on Stimson Street then north on South State Street back to Packard Street.
• Southbound Packard Street vehicles will be detoured south on South State Street then east on Stimson Street then north on South Industrial Highway then east on East Stadium Boulevard back to Packard Street.
• Northbound Packard Street bicycles will be detoured west on Granger Avenue then north on South State Street back to Packard Street.
• Southbound Packard Street bicycles will be detoured south on South State Street then east on Granger Avenue back to Packard Street.
• Pedestrian traffic will be maintained on the north side of Packard Street.
• Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.

Contacts

City Contact: Adam Chludzinski, Project Engineer

Contractor Contact: Jim Davis, VP/Director of Operations 

When: 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22 – 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Why: The contractor, Cadillac Asphalt, and its subcontractors, will be performing road construction, including partial-depth removal of the existing asphalt pavement; isolated areas of base repairs; minor concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, and curb ramp removal and replacement; and repaving of the roadway.

Southbound South Seventh Street is closed to vehicle traffic between West Huron Street and West Madison Street.

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• East on West Huron Street
• South on South Ashley Street
• East on West William Street
• South on South Main Street
• West on West Madison Street to South Seventh Street
• Northbound traffic will be maintained.

North Seventh Street is closed to vehicle traffic in both directions between West Huron Street and Miller Avenue

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• West Huron Street
• Dexter Avenue
• North Maple Road
• Pedestrian traffic will be maintained, with detours posted as necessary during sidewalk and ramp replacement work.
• Bicycle traffic will be detoured around the work zone using Princeton Avenue, Fifth Street, West Liberty Street, Eighth Street, West Huron Street, Arbana Drive, and Arborview Boulevard.
• Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour when possible. However, emergency vehicle access will be maintained as needed.
• Access to driveways within the closure areas will be maintained.

Contact

David Dykman, P.E., Project Manager | 248.844.6274 | ddykman@sda-eng.com

When: 9 a.m. Wednesday, September 3 - 5 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2025 *extended closure

Why: Granger Construction will be occupying two lanes of South Huron Parkway to install utilities for the new Fire Station.

Travel impacts: 

• Travel lanes will be reduced to one lane in each direction for the duration of the lane closures.
• Work will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will shift southbound North Huron Parkway traffic over into the northbound lanes, and the second phase will shift northbound Huron Parkway traffic into the southbound lanes.
• Access to driveways within the lane closures will be maintained.
• Pedestrian and bicycle traffic will be maintained on the side of the road. Vehicular traffic is open. For the first phase, pedestrians and cyclists will have access maintained on the east side of North Huron Parkway. For the second phase, access will be maintained on the west side of North Huron Parkway.

Contacts 

City: Nichole Woodward, Project Manager | 734.794.6410 x43909 | nxwoodward@a2gov.org  

Other: Ric Bibik, Granger Construction | 734.260.1487 | rbibik@grangerconstruction.com  

When: 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5 - 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, 2025

Why: City contractor Fonson will be installing an underground water main and repairing the concrete road.

Detour route and other travel impacts: 

• All northbound vehicle and bicycle traffic will be detoured by traveling west on East Eisenhower Parkway, then north on South State Street, and east on Stimson Street.
• Only southbound traffic will be maintained on South Industrial. Pedestrian access will be unaffected.
• Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.
• Access to driveways within the closure will be maintained.

Contacts           

City: Francisca Chan, Project Manager, City of Ann Arbor | 734.794.6410 ext. 43701 | fchan@a2gov.org 

Fonson: Malek Dibah, Project Manager, Fonson | 810.231.5188 | Malek@fonsoninc.com 

When: July 21 through Nov. 14, 2025

Why: Closed for ongoing work associated with the State Street Watermain and Resurfacing Project

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• Vehicles traveling northbound should follow the posted detour of Hill Street to South Forest Avenue to Washtenaw Avenue (Business Route 94) to Geddes Road to North University Avenue.
• Vehicles traveling southbound should follow the posted detour of North University to Geddes Road to Washtenaw Avenue (Business Route 94) to South Forest Avenue to Hill Street.
• Cyclists traveling northbound should follow the posted detour of Packard Road to South Division Street to East William Street.
• Cyclists traveling southbound should follow the posted detour of East William Street to South Division Street to Packard Road.
• Pedestrians should follow posted detour routes due to sidewalk closures along State Street.

When: 7 a.m. Thursday, July 17 - 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025

Why: City contractor Fonson will be installing underground watermain and storm sewer work.

Detour route and other travel impacts:

• Eastbound vehicles traveling on Miller Avenue will be detoured south on North Maple Road, then east on Dexter Avenue to east on West Huron Street, then north on North First Street to Miller Avenue.
• Westbound vehicles will be detoured south on North First Street, then west on West Huron Street, then west on Dexter Avenue, then north on North Maple Road to Miller Avenue.
• Cyclists are advised to travel to and from downtown Ann Arbor via Miller Avenue west of Seventh, using North and South Seventh Streets and West Washington Street.
• Pedestrian traffic will be maintained, with detours posted as necessary during sidewalk replacement work.
• Emergency vehicles should use the posted detour whenever possible. However, access for emergency vehicles will be maintained as needed.
• Access to driveways within the closure will be maintained.

Contact      

Theresa Bridges, Project Manager, 734.794.6410 ext. 43672 | tbridges@a2gov.org

When: 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 – 7 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 1, 2027

Why: The private development at 711 Church Street will require a lane closure of the northbound traffic lane of Church Street to construct their new apartment building. 

Detours and other travel impacts:

• Northbound Church Street traffic will be detoured west onto Hill Street, north onto East University Avenue, ease onto Willard Street, and then north back to Church Street.
• Pedestrian traffic will be maintained on the west side of Church Street.

These closures will occur for all U-M home football games, beginning with the home opener Saturday, ​Aug.​ 30. The scheduled closures are the same as those during the past several football seasons:

• East Keech Street between South Main Street and Greene
• Closure of the westbound right turn lane of East Stadium Boulevard onto South Main Street just south of Michigan Stadium
• Closing South Main Street to both local and through traffic from Stadium Boulevard to Pauline
• Limited access to parking permit holders on Greene Street from East Hoover to Keech

The duration of these closures will be three hours prior to each game until the end of each game. The exception is southbound South Main Street, which will be closed one hour prior to the games until the end of each game. See a map of these closures​ (PDF). University of Michigan home football games are scheduled for Saturdays,

• Aug. 30
• Sept. 13
• Oct. 4 
• Oct. 18
• Nov. 1
• Nov. 29

Please also note that the road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect for the major concert event (Zach Bryan) scheduled to take place at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27.