MDOT 2025 Grandview Parkway Project

DTE and TCLP Utility Relocation Project: Anticipated to Begin Mid-January

M-72 will be closed just west of the M-22 intersection in Elmwood Township for approximately four weeks beginning in January 2025 as utility companies DTE and Traverse City Light & Power have their underground utilities relocated beneath the roadway. In addition, Bay Street will be closed between M-72 and Ramsdell. The utilities’ contractor, Team Elmers, will perform the work under a permit from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). During the closure, M-72 traffic will be detoured on county roads and City streets.

The work is being done in preparation for MDOT’ project to rebuild M-72 and M-22 from west of Division Street to Cherry Bend Road, which includes a new roundabout at the M-72/M-22 intersection, currently scheduled to begin in mid-April 2025.

Traffic Detours

• Eastbound M-72 traffic to northbound M-22 will be detoured north on South Bugai Road and east on Cherry Bend Road to M-22.
• Eastbound M-72 traffic to Traverse City will be detoured on Tilton Road, Cedar Run Road, West Front Street, and US-31/M-37 (Division Street) to M-72. A temporary traffic signal will be installed at the Cedar Run Road/Gray Road intersection.
• Westbound M-72 traffic from Traverse City will be detoured on US-31/M-37 (Division Street), West Front Street, Cedar Run Road, and Gray Road to M-72. A temporary traffic signal will be installed at the Cedar Run Road/Gray Road intersection.
• Southbound M-22 traffic to westbound M-72 will be detoured west on Cherry Bend Road and south on South Bugai Road to M-72.
• Eastbound M-72 truck traffic to northbound M-22 will be detoured north on South Bugai Road/South Lake Leelanau Drive (County Road 641), east on East Bingham Road, north on South Center Highway, and east on 4th Street to M-22.
• Eastbound M-72 truck traffic to the Elmwood Township/Greilickville area will detour north on Bugai Road and east on Cherry Bend Road to M-22. 
• Southbound M-22 truck traffic to westbound M-72 will be detoured west on Cherry Bend Road and south on South Bugai Road.

Additional Closures 

• Bay Street will be closed from M-72 to Ramsdell Street. Bay Street will also be closed to through-traffic at the intersections with US-31/M-37 (Division Street), Ramsdell Street, Monroe Street, Elmwood Avenue, Spruce Street, Cedar Street, and Wayne Street.
• East Carter Road will be closed to through-traffic from M-72 to M-22.
• Barney Road will be closed to through-traffic from Gray Road to Cedar Run Road.
• Harris Road will be closed to through-traffic from Cedar Run Road to Barney Road.
• East Lincoln Road will be closed to through-traffic from Bugai Road to Cherry Bend Road. 

The utility companies and contractor are developing plans for pedestrian and bicycle detours during the work for any needed closures.

Proposed Project and Detour Presentation

Utility Relocation Project Contacts

DTE

231) 932-2844
 

TCLP

Tony Chartrand
(231) 932-4562
tchartrand@tclp.org

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Detour Maps: Beginning February 3, 2025

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MDOT 2025 Project Background

In spring 2025, MDOT plans to rebuild a 2.2-mile section of M-72 (Grandview Parkway) from Division Street in Traverse City and M-22 (Bay Shore Drive) to Cherry Bend Road in Elmwood Township in 2025. The $25.8 million project includes removing the concrete and composite (asphalt over concrete) pavements and restoring the surface condition and ride quality to good condition; drainage improvements, including curb and gutter, storm sewer, culverts; replacing sidewalks and nonmotorized paths; improvements for local transit buses; upgrading sidewalk ramps to Americans with Disabilities Act standards; building a roundabout at the M-72/M-22 intersection that incorporates the Bay Street intersection; Cherry Bend Road traffic signal upgrades; and improving driveway access management where possible.

Final plans are expected by mid-2024, with the project put out for bids this fall. Construction is planned to start in spring 2025, with work spanning most of the construction season.

MDOT 2025 Project Update: January 2025

MDOT 2025 Project Update: April 8, 2024