Construction Update from RCOC
**** All planned timing is weather permitting ****
******* USPS has suspended Bradway mail delivery as covered HERE. There were a few deliveries last week, but they are again suspended. ******
****Bloomfield Township has confirmed with Priority Waste that there will be garbage pick-up on Bradway on Friday October 30****
Road closures as of 10/28/26
See separate blog post on road closures HERE.
Construction Schedule from RCOC
Remainder of this week
Allied will continue grading on Bradway and Cranbrook Cross to prepare the sub-grade. Bradway residents will technically be able to access their driveways during grading but should anticipate that it will be very difficult (and sometimes impossible) to get to/from their homes during the workday. The street will frequently be blocked, and the equipment cannot necessarily move aside to allow traffic through. Park outside the construction zone during the workday to avoid delays. No parking on Bradway during grading.
Collars will likely be placed around the raised structures in Phase 1 late this week. Depending on where the structure is located, this work may block the street temporarily and require traffic to detour around it.
Don’s will continue placing sod and doing any necessary sprinkler repairs in Phase 2. They generally plan to re-install brick pavers and bluestone front walks around the time they are laying sod. Don’s will continue to lay topsoil on Bradway as well.
Week of November 2
On Monday November 2, Allied plans to pave the first course of asphalt on Cranbrook Cross and Bradway. They will use two pavers side by side to cover the full width of Bradway, starting at Cranbrook Road and working west toward Lahser. Asphalt trucks will come in from either Overhill (for the east end) or Lahser (for the west end), and stage on Bradway. Bradway and Cranbrook Cross will be closed to all traffic and parking on the paving day. Allied will reopen the street when the asphalt has cooled sufficiently. No parking on Overhill, to allow room for trucks to navigate.
The second layer of paving on Cranbrook Cross and Bradway will be scheduled as early as Tuesday, November 3. Timing on the second layer will depend on the weather forecast, which includes rain for much of the week next week. Overhill paving (top layer) will likely be scheduled when Bradway is topped.
Allied will adjust structure heights in Phase 2. The structures have been covered during paving; Allied will core and remove the asphalt over/around the structures, raise the structure to the height of the pavement and prepare the area for a concrete collar. Depending on where the structure is located, this work may block the street temporarily and require traffic to detour around it.
Don’s will continue restoration work (topsoil and sod) on Bradway after paving.
Week of November 9 and beyond
Once paving is complete, Allied will begin structure adjustments on Bradway.
Don’s will continue restoration work until completed.
Traffic and parking on Bradway
During grading, Bradway will be very difficult to navigate. The construction crew will often be unable to move aside to allow any traffic through, perhaps for extended time periods. If you live on Bradway, park outside of the construction zone during the workday, which starts at 7 am and ends at 7 pm. Please respect the barricades and cones indicating the road is blocked ahead. Need to figure out at detour? Click HERE for a Village map.
When Bradway is paved next week, the road will be completely closed, even to Bradway residents. Move your vehicle the night before if you will need to get out. The asphalt is very hot when laid, enough to melt tires and shoes.
If you don’t live on Bradway, avoid it altogether.
DO NOT PARK ON BRADWAY during the workday. Remove vehicles parked overnight by 7:00 am. All of the side streets provide potential parking alternatives. Please inform landscapers and other contractors they will not be able to park in the street on Bradway until paving is completed. Vehicles parked on Bradway during paving will be towed.
Parking alternatives for Bradway paving
During Bradway and Cranbrook Cross paving, residents will not have access to driveways (in or out) until the work is completed. Move vehicles before 7 am to avoid being blocked in. Park on any of the side streets except Overhill south of Bradway. Leave room between the corner and your vehicle. Please refrain from parking on both sides of a street, especially near driveways, as it is difficult for traffic to navigate through.
Allied will have golf carts available on the paving day to shuttle residents to/from their parked vehicles. Call 248-638-3190 to arrange a pick-up.
Garbage pick-up
Place your garbage at the curb on the scheduled garbage day. Priority is supposed to be picking up as scheduled in spite of the construction. If your garbage pick-up is missed, report it to Priority Waste as soon as possible via the portal HERE or via phone to 855-927-8365. They are responsible for coming back to retrieve the missed pick-ups, usually the following week.
Reminders
Please don’t park on Bradway during the workday until the street is paved. Park in driveways or on a different street outside the construction zone.
For your safety and the safety of the construction crew, PLEASE SLOW DOWN in the construction zones.
Contacts during construction
Questions or concerns arising during construction should be addressed to Wayne Dabrowski, Project Engineer for RCOC, with a copy to Mark Meszler, Bloomfield Township representative for the project.