Informational Meeting Planned to Discuss Tienken Widening Project

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will conduct a public information meeting from 4-7 p.m. on May 30 about the upcoming widening of Tienken Road between Rochester and Sheldon roads in Rochester Hills.

The meeting will take place in the media center of Stoney Creek High School, 575 E. Tienken Road—at Sheldon—in Rochester Hills. Attendees are asked to enter the school through the north entrance, which is closest to the media center.

The meeting will be an “open house” format without a formal presentation. Anyone can attend at any time between 4-7 p.m. to discuss the project with RCOC staff or review plans.

This section of Tienken will be reconstructed primarily as a three-lane road, with a continuous center left-turn lane. There will be right-turn lanes at side streets and major driveways. The road will not be reconstructed at the Rochester Road intersection.

The project will involve reconstructing the road with asphalt pavement and concrete curbs and gutters. Included in the project will be the resurfacing of the Tienken-Sheldon roundabout and installation of raised, concrete pedestrian crosswalks and lighting at the roundabout.

Also included will be drainage improvements and pedestrian pathways on each side of the road.

During the project, this section of Tienken will be closed to through traffic, although access to homes and businesses throughout the project will be maintained at all times. The detour route for through traffic will be Rochester Road/Main Street to Avon Road to Dequindre Road to Runyon Road and vice versa.

The project is expected to start in early June with the road expected to be closed shortly after June 14.

The project is expected to cost approximately $2 million. Of this amount, $1.6 million will be covered with federal funds. The remaining $400,000 will be shared by RCOC and the City of Rochester Hills.

The work will be performed by Pamar Enterprises of New Haven.