The deadline for construction has been extended for Brown Road, between Lapeer Road and east of the Giddings Road’s west leg at the border between Orion Township and Auburn Hills.
Weather permitting, paving originally planned to be completed by mid-November will be finished by the end of the month. Work on the non-motorized pathway will continue into next year, according to a road commission spokeswoman.
The $8 million project is funded by a state grant awarded to Orion Township and will pay for safety enhancements and non-motorized pathways installation. The work will be done on the Auburn Hills and Orion Township border. Orion Township is working with the county road commission on this project.
The project includes:
• Replacing existing concrete pavement on Brown Road with asphalt.
• Building non-motorized pathways along parts of Brown Road, Giddings Road, Silver Bell roads.
• Installing a new traffic signal at the Brown-and the south Giddings Road intersection for the new General Motors plant gate.
• Adding center turn lanes on Brown Road near Glenmeade Lane and GM’s Gate 8.
• Adding Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant pedestrian crosswalks near the FedEx facility, at Brown Road and the west leg of Giddings Road intersection.
• New pavement markings and new traffic signs.
Washington Township-based Pro-Line Asphalt is the contractor for this project.