Construction on Interstate 94 Starts Next Week

The Michigan Department of Transportation announces construction plans for the freeway in Macomb County.

Starting next week, Macomb County drivers may experience delays on Interstate 94. Barrier wall work will prompt intermittent single lane closures on eastbound I-94 from Little Mack to M-59 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily starting Jan. 21 to Jan. 31, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. See a complete list of scheduled construction projects for 2013.

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Where Do They Stand? Macomb Candidates Address Taxes, Business, Roads, Liquor Licensing

Macomb Township's seven candidates for supervisor, clerk and treasurer fielded questions from local voters and the Macomb Township Republican Caucus Thursday at a pre-primary forum at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library main branch.

Taxes, senior services, roads, business growth and liquor licensing were just a few of the topics Macomb Township candidates addressed Thursday at the Macomb Township Republican Caucus’ first-ever Meet the Candidates forum. Held at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library main branch, 14 of the 16 candidates for supervisor, clerk, treasurer, trustee and District 13 commissioner were present to field policy and platform questions posed by local voters. Given the number of candidates and the wide range of topics covered, Patch will present the candidate’s answers in three installments: candidates for supervisor, treasurer and clerk, trustees and District 13 county commissioners. To the candidates for supervisor: Do you foresee a need to raise taxes…

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Jenny Whalen

7:24 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012

I can't speak for other publications, but if you check Patch, every candidate has, or soon will have one Q&A profile. Candidates who attended the MTRC forum were quoted in three articles, depending on their race, and there have been Q&A roundups of the supervisor, clerk and treasurer races so far. Trustee candidate interviews are running this week and they will receive the same consideration as …   more ›

ROADS UPDATE: Intersection at 24 Mile and Card Closed This Week

The intersection of 24 Mile and Card Roads will be closed from 9 a.m. Monday through noon Friday while the Detroit Water and Sewer Department installs a water main.

Township Considers Paving Section of 24 Mile Road This Week

Macomb Township trustees will be asked to approve plans to pave 24 Mile Road between Card and North Avenue this Wednesday.

Summer construction on the 23 Mile Road bridge at North Avenue could prompt the township to pave 24 Mile Road between Card and North Avenue this spring. The Macomb County Department of Roads is scheduled to replace the bridge at 23 Mile Road west of North Avenue this summer and work is expected to continue through the remainder of 2012. During this construction, when 23 Mile Road is closed at North Avenue, official detours will divert traffic to 21 Mile Road and 26 Mile Road, respectively. But because drivers are more likely to make their own "unofficial" detour along the gravel section of 24 Mile Road, Macomb Township Clerk Michael Koehs said he plans to ask the board of trustees this Wednesday to approve plans to pave 24 Mile from Card …

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Jeff roach

12:28 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

They must not, they can't even pave 1000 feet of Carriage Way at 23 1/2 and Gratiot where we even have a light, but we also have potholes big enough to rip tires off your car. I was told this would only cost $15,000 vs $600,000 on your road.   more ›

Macomb Township Morning Trivia: Nov. 8

Do you have what it takes to win Macomb Township trivia? Take a guess and see.

Good morning, Macomb! Here's today's question: Driving west along 21 Mile Road in Macomb Towship, you'll pass two roads which share their names with U.S. presidents who served in the late 1800s. Name these roads and their corresponding presidents. In answer to yesterday's question, we would have accepted Sequoyah Elementary or Little Turtle preschool.  Here's the leaderboard as it stands today:

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Jennifer Szarejko

10:27 am on Tuesday, November 8, 2011

James Garfield & Rutherford Hayes   more ›

In Brief: County to Widen North Avenue From Hall Road to 21 Mile

The Macomb Township Board of Trustees has agreed to aside $350,000 from the 2014 budget to fund this construction.

The township board of trustees agreed Wednesday to commit $350,000 from the 2014 budget for the widening of North Avenue between Hall Road and 21 Mile. North Avenue is currently a two-lane road, but Macomb County's 2014 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) calls for the road to be widened to five lanes. The total cost of the project is estimated at $3.5 million, but with the aid of $2.8 million in federal dollars, the county and township will have only a $700,000 remaining cost to split. "We are committing to budgeting these funds and making sure those funds are available for our 2014 budget," said Clerk Michael Koehs at the board's Aug. 10 meeting.  With unanimous approval by the board, the township authorized the Macomb County …

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You Said It: What Macomb Roads Do You Avoid?

Everyone's got opinions. Patch is the place to share them. This week, we asked residents what roads in Macomb Township they try to avoid when driving.

In every community, there are those intersections and roads that local drivers just know to avoid. Whether it is because of traffic backups, confusing roundabouts or dirt roads, these areas are bypassed when at all possible. So where are these trouble spots in Macomb? This week, Patch asked local residents this question: Are there Macomb roads you avoid when driving? Each day Patch will share another response to the question, so check back. You can also join the conversation. Just log in to post a comment or video answer, or email jenny.whalen@patch.com

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