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Chase Road Construction Begins Today

Police have advised drivers to avoid Chase Road between Ford Road and Warren Avenue as traffic is reduced to one lane each way.

More than the snow melting, or the first hint of warm air, there's one thing that marks the beginning of spring in Michigan: construction.

The first major work in Dearborn begins today on Chase Road between Ford Road and Warren Avenue.

Traffic will be shifted to the east half of Chase and reduced to one lane in each direction. Dearborn Police have advised drivers to find an alternate route to reduce congestion on the already busy street.

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Construction on the eight-block-long section of road is expected to last through July. Businesses on the road and accessibility to side streets will remain open.

The project will result in a new water main, new curbs and the resurfacing of the road.

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It is the first part of an announced resurfacing of multiple city roads. Dearborn City Council during their approved a resolution to revise a contract with Down Under Municipal Service LLC to increase spending on sewer work in Dearborn to $159,211.98. The work will include cleaning and inspecting of sewers in several areas throughout town, as well as asphalt resurfacing and water main replacement work that will continue through 2012.

“In order to make sure we have the supplies and all the equipment necessary to do the job in a timely and efficient manner, we camera the sewer lines,” explained Council President Tom Tafelski. “That’s what we’re doing here.”

In addition to Chase, the work will affect the following streets: Nash, Wellington, Devonshire, Cromwell, Reginald, Coleman, Steadman, Prospect, Schlaff between Michigan Avenue and Ford Road, Carlysle and Cherry Hill between Telegraph  and Gulley roads. Start and end times on the other projects have not been announced.

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