Speedway on North Side of Hall Road at Romeo Plank Closed for Refurbishment

The gas station on the northwest corner of Hall Road and Romeo Plank is getting a facelift. It is unknown when it will reopen.

Drivers looking to fill up at Speedway will have to go south of Hall Road for at least the next week as the station on the north side of Hall at Romeo Plank gets a facelift. The station, located at 18601 Hall Rd. in Macomb Township, is not expected to make any drastic changes in appearance other than new asphalt for the parking lot, but will remain closed until work is completed. Township engineer Jim Van Tiflin said based on the permits pulled for the work, most of the work is being done on the parking lot and underground on the station's gas storage tanks. While it is unknown when the station will reopen, Van Tiflin said the work will need to be done quickly as the season for construction, specifically asphalt replacement, is coming to …

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Gas Prices Pass $4 a Gallon, Not Expected to Hit $5

There will be plenty of pain at the pump this week as gas prices pass the $4 mark and head toward last May's record high, when Michigan's average price per gallon hit $4.26.

The bad news? Gas has passed $4 a gallon in Macomb. The good news? AAA says the rumor that prices will hit $5 a gallon this summer is just a myth. On Tuesday, the Speedway station at Romeo Plank and Hall Road topped out Macomb's gas prices at $4.15 for a gallon of unleaded gasoline. The lowest gas price, at $3.85 a gallon, was found at the 7-Eleven at 24 Mile and Garfield. While the national average stands at $3.87 per gallon, the state average is right at the $4 mark, and rising, according to MichiganGasPrices.com. We recently asked Macomb Patch readers on Facebook what they thought of the upward surge. Here's what some of them had to say: While gas will likely remain above $4 a gallon in the near future, the AAA Mid-Atlantic Office, …

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Jenny Whalen

10:02 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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Shelby Teen Racer Snags 6th at Columbus Speedway, Leads USAC D1 Midget Series Points

Taylor Ferns, 15, is a Shelby Township resident and Lutheran High School North sophomore. She is also leading the USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series by 143 points.