Haslett Road paving project to bring full closures beginning Aug. 25
For the first phase of the project, the road will be closed to traffic from Saginaw Highway to Hagadorn Road until the end of September, East Lansing officials said in a news release. That section will be reopened and the next phase will begin, with Haslett closed to traffic from Hagadorn to west of Park Lake Road, they said.
The second phase is expected to be finished in November, with additional signal work planned for next spring.
The Haslett/Hagadorn Road intersection will be closed during at least part of the project. Detours will include Saginaw Highway, Park Lake Road and Burcham Drive for northbound and southbound Hagadorn traffic.
The pavement work is a Michigan Department of Transportation Major Road Improvements project and is partly funded by a Transportation Alternative Project grant from MDOT, officials said. They did not give a price tag for the work.
Trash and recycling collection, along with mail delivery, will not be disrupted during the construction, city officials said.
"Community members are asked to have all trash and recycling at or near the curb in its usual manner by 7:30 a.m. on collection day," they said. Details about projects are available on the city's website.
Contact Ken Palmer at kpalmer@lsj.com. Follow him on X @KBPalm_lsj
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Haslett Road paving project to bring full closures beginning Aug. 25
Solve the daily Crossword
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Haslett Road paving project to bring full closures beginning Aug. 25
EAST LANSING — Drivers who use the western section of Haslett Road will have to find alternate routes beginning Monday, Aug. 25, and continuing into November because of a paving project. For the first phase of the project, the road will be closed to traffic from Saginaw Highway to Hagadorn Road until the end of September, East Lansing officials said in a news release. That section will be reopened and the next phase will begin, with Haslett closed to traffic from Hagadorn to west of Park Lake Road, they said. The second phase is expected to be finished in November, with additional signal work planned for next spring. The Haslett/Hagadorn Road intersection will be closed during at least part of the project. Detours will include Saginaw Highway, Park Lake Road and Burcham Drive for northbound and southbound Hagadorn traffic. The pavement work is a Michigan Department of Transportation Major Road Improvements project and is partly funded by a Transportation Alternative Project grant from MDOT, officials said. They did not give a price tag for the work. Trash and recycling collection, along with mail delivery, will not be disrupted during the construction, city officials said. "Community members are asked to have all trash and recycling at or near the curb in its usual manner by 7:30 a.m. on collection day," they said. Details about projects are available on the city's website. Contact Ken Palmer at kpalmer@ Follow him on X @KBPalm_lsj This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Haslett Road paving project to bring full closures beginning Aug. 25 Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Maryland leaders warn drivers to be careful around school buses
Ahead of the new school year, Maryland drivers are being asked to be careful and stop for school buses. Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Howard County leaders stressed the importance of safety around school buses on Wednesday, while also sharing troubling data about the number of times drivers put students at risk last school year. In Howard County, around 42,000 students get to and from school by bus. When you see a school bus with yellow lights flashing, it means you need to be prepared to stop. When those lights switch to red, and you see the bus's stop signs and stopping arm extend -- that means you need to stop. Chrissy Nizer, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) administrator, said not enough drivers are following these rules. "The reason for these rules is to protect our children getting on or off the bus," Nizer said. Nizer was one of several speakers on Wednesday outside of Thomas Viaduct Middle School in Hanover, asking drivers to be more careful around school buses. Last school year, according to Nizer, school buses fitted with auto enforcement cameras issued more than 20,000 citations. Nizer said that the number could've been a lot higher, since only nine of 24 jurisdictions have school buses with these cameras. In Howard County, 8,285 these cameras issued citations during the last school year. That equals out to around 46 citations each school day. "Forty-six times per day that our children were placed in unnecessary harm," said HCPSS superintendent Bill Barnes. "As a community, we have to do better than this." For the first few weeks of the new school year, Howard County Police will be increasing patrols around the roads surrounding all schools in the county. These patrols will focus on speeding, distracted driving, and drivers failing to stop for pedestrians. Police also get help from speed cameras that are posted in school zones. Last month, the Howard County Council removed the eight-camera limit under the county code. This means police could get more in the future. "At this point, we don't really have any plans to add anymore," said Lt. Chris Vallentine. "But, it's good to have that in our pocket if we need to." Tracy Downard, who supervises all of Howard County's 59 crossing guards, said that over the last few years she has seen an increasing number of drivers around schools. She said it makes slowing down around school buses and schools even more important. "We're coming out of the COVID years [where] a lot of kids didn't want to ride the school bus," Downard said. "[But all of the extra cars] just increases the traffic around the schools, and the pedestrians that do have to cross are dealing with higher traffic volumes."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Crash closes M-43 west of Grand Ledge
ONEIDA TWP. — M-43 is closed west of Grand Ledge while police investigate a two-vehicle crash. Michigan State Police and Michigan Department of Transportation posted alerts about a crash on the highway at Benton Road around 9:30 a.m. Aug. 19. No details about the crash were released. Check back for updates. This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Crash closes M-43 west of Grand Ledge Solve the daily Crossword
