Gibraltar Road between Telegraph Road and Garden Blvd will be closed to replace a 100-year-old pipeline. The water line is 6″ but clogging inside reduces it to 4″ in many places. The new line will be an 8″ line fed from a larger 12″ main. This new line will help increase water quality to needed downtown locations and beyond. This new line will also help with water pressure in the area fire hydrogens. The area, in recent years, would have 2 or 3 breaks a year causing businesses and local residents to go without water until the repairs are made.
The funding for this project is coming from the Water and Sewer budget with $300,000 coming from the Downtown Development Authority.
That section of Gibraltar Road will be closed to traffic for about 6 weeks.
Just a reminder that all the businesses are still open on Gibraltar and Telegraph Roads. You can get to them from East Huron River Drive or Ypsilanti and associated cross streets. To get to the businesses in the 5/3 Plaza, you can enter from East Huron River and exit through the paved alley behind the plaza.
This has also affected the Flat Rock SHOP HOP and Sidewalk sale. It has been moved to East Huron River and Church Streets during the closure.
