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
EARLY NOTICE: South Division Street Closure (April 14-mid August)
Expected to be in place beginning Monday morning, April 14, and lasting into August, South Division Street (between Hill Street and East Hoover Avenue) will be closed in both directions for utility work associated with the New Central Campus Residential Development project. Please see the detour map for expected vehicular, cycling and pedestrian detours. All detours will be posted in the field. Emergency vehicles are advised to follow the posted detour.
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
Central Campus
NEW: Church Street Lane Closures (April 7-26)
Expected to begin on Monday morning, April 7, and last through Saturday, April 26, Church Street will be closed in both directions between Willard Street and Hill Street for utility work. Southbound Church traffic will be detoured west onto Willard, south onto E. University, and east on Hill back to Church. Northbound traffic will be detoured west onto Hill, north onto E. University, and east onto Willard back to Church. Pedestrian traffic will be maintained on the west side of Church. 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.
Ross Athletic Campus
NEW: Pauline Boulevard Closure (April 7-end of July)
Expected to be in place Monday morning, April 7, and last into the end of July, Pauline Boulevard will be closed in both directions between S. Seventh Street and S. Main Street for utility work and repaving. Traffic intending to travel westbound on Pauline from Main will be detoured south to Stadium Boulevard, west on Stadium to Seventh, and north on Seventh back to Pauline. Eastbound traffic will be detoured south on Seventh, east on Stadium, and north on Main back to Pauline. Pedestrian traffic will be maintained on Pauline.
Please contact Nicholas Bayley with any questions at 734.794.6410×43685 or nbayley@a2gov.org.
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.