US-24 N telegraph/franklin road/square lake road, bloomfield township

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $712,943.35 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on March 26, 2024. The grant funds the construction of new sidewalk segments and enhanced pedestrian crossings on Telegraph Road (US-24), Franklin Road, and Square Lake Road in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Key project components include:

• Constructing in-fill sidewalk segments on the north/east side of Telegraph Road (US-24) from Franklin Road to 2,000 feet north of Square Lake Road, the north side of Square Lake Road from Franklin Road to Telegraph Road, and the west side of Franklin Road from Telegraph Road to Square Lake Road.
• Implementing enhanced pedestrian crossings of Telegraph Road (US-24) at Square Lake Road and Bataan Drive, featuring pedestrian countdown signals.

This grant supports MDOT's efforts to enhance multimodal connectivity and pedestrian infrastructure in the Bloomfield Township area.

Project description

MDOT, working on behalf of bloomfield township will construct in-fill sidewalk segments on the north/east side of telegraph road (US-24) from franklin to 2,000 feet north of square lake road, on the north side of square lake road from franklin road to telegraph road and on the west side of franklin from telegraph road to square lake road. The project will include enhanced pedestrian crossings of telegraph road at square lake and at battan drive. The enhanced crosswalks will include pedestrian countdown signals telegraph (US-24) from franklin road to bataan drive, franklin road from telegraph (US-24) to square lake road, square lake road from telegraph (US-24) to franklin road, bloomfield township