Several exciting building and renovation projects are occurring on our campus. Project teams are coordinating their construction plans in order to expedite each project while keeping the safety of faculty, staff, students, construction workers and the public a top priority.
Put Safety First – Please be mindful of all construction-related signage as well as fenced or barricaded areas. These are placed for your safety and to keep you clear of construction activity.
Many of these projects impact the nearby streets, roadways and parking areas. This page is intended to inform employees, students and visitors about changes in vehicle and pedestrian traffic patterns near the construction areas. For questions about a specific project, please view the project site or call our U-M Construction Management Information line at 734-764-9289.
Additional Resources
Information regarding U-M and Ann Arbor road closures, as well as AAATA and U-M bus detours can be found here:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Central Campus
Hill Street Road Closure (April 1-7)
Expected to begin on Tuesday, April 1, and last through Monday, April 7, Hill Street will be closed in both directions to through traffic between Packard and Main Street for utility work associated with the Central Campus Residential Development Project. Local traffic will be maintained; however, Hill Street will be closed in both directions to local traffic between South Fifth Avenue and the entrance to parking lot W32. The Hill Street north sidewalk will remain open.
Westbound Hill Street will be detoured northwest on Packard to Main and south on Main back to Hill Street. Eastbound traffic will be detoured north on Main and southeast on Packard back to Hill.
East Huron Street Lane Closures (March 27-31)
Expected to begin on Thursday, March 27, and last into Monday, March 31, westbound East Huron Street, between Glen Avenue and North Thayer Street, will be closed for work associated with the New Building for the College of Pharmacy. Two-way traffic will be maintained via traffic shifts with one lane open in each direction. Left turns onto southbound Fletcher from westbound Huron will be maintained; left turns onto northbound Glen from eastbound Huron will NOT be maintained. Drivers can expect delays and are encouraged to find alternate routes. Pedestrian traffic will continue to be detoured to the south side of East Huron Street.
Medical Center Campus
Nichols Drive Closure (Early April-Fall)
Anticipated to begin as early as April 1, and last into the fall, Nichols Drive will be closed for an adjacent slope stabilization project. During this time, the M29 parking lot will also be closed; emergency vehicular access to the Arb will be maintained at all times. The sidewalk and stairs from EMCD down to lot M29 will also be closed; pedestrian access to the Arb will be via Washington Heights or Geddes Avenue.
CITY OF ANN ARBOR
Medical Center Campus
UPDATE: East Medical Center Drive (EMCD) Alternating Lane Closures (February 8-late June)
Expected to begin on Saturday morning, February 8, and last into late June, the two vehicle lanes currently closed on EMCD (between Fuller Road and West Medical Center Drive) will begin to shift from the west side of the bridge to the east side for the City’s EMCD Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project. The current traffic configuration will remain reduced to one lane of southbound traffic (into the Medical Center Campus) and one lane of northbound traffic (off of the Medical Center Campus).
The following restrictions and detours remain from the previous phase:
- NO northbound EMCD left turns allowed onto westbound Fuller.
- Drivers will be detoured eastbound on Fuller Road to the two, Fuller Road left-turn lanes across from Fuller Park Pool.
- NO southbound Maiden Lane left turns will be allowed onto eastbound Fuller.
- Drivers will be detoured north on Maiden Lane, east on Plymouth Road, south on Murfin Avenue and continuing south on Bonisteel Boulevard back to Fuller Road.
The EMCD eastern sidewalk will be closed and pedestrians will be detoured to the western sidewalk; pedestrian detours will be posted in the field. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and seek an alternate route if possible.
Additional information regarding details of the work and impacts will be shared as the timing becomes available. For additional information about this project as it evolves, please contact Francisca Chan, City of Ann Arbor project manager, at FChan@a2gov.org or 734.794.6410×43701 or visit the City’s project website.
Central Campus
South Forest Avenue Road Closure (March 31-April 4)
Expected to begin on Monday, March 31, and last through Friday, April 4, South Forest Avenue will be closed in both directions between Willard Street and Hill Street for work associated with a private development project. Southbound S. Forest vehicles will be detoured west on Willard Street, south on Church Street, and east on Hill Street back to S. Forest. Northbound vehicles will be detoured east on Hill Street, north on Washtenaw Avenue, and west on S. University back to S. Forest. Pedestrian traffic on the east side of S. Forest will be detoured to the west side.
Please contact Zack Kulpinski, project manager, if you have any questions at 517.474.3119 or zkulpinski@a2gov.org.
Church Street Lane Closures (February 10-early April)
Expected to begin on Monday morning, February 10, and last into early April, northbound Church Street (between Hill and Willard) will be closed for work associated with a private development project. Northbound Church Street traffic will be detoured west onto Hill, north on East University and east onto Willard back to Church. Pedestrian traffic will be maintained. Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.
Please contact Anne Litch, project manager, if you have any questions at 734.794.6410×43642 or alitch@a2gov.org.