Cruisin' the Burbs: Ferndale's road diet
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Welcome to our suburban spotlight on news outside the city.
Biking the news: New bike lanes on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale are being installed as part of the city's "road diet."
- Work on pavement markings and tubular delineators to divide bikes from vehicular traffic will largely be finished this month, according to MDOT.
Why it matters: Traffic lanes in both directions from 8 Mile to I-696 have been reduced for more than a year while construction crews resurfaced the two-mile stretch and fixed up sidewalks and drainage infrastructure.
- The project's cost is estimated at $8.8 million.
What's next: Remaining work will be finished next year after contractors take their seasonal break.
🗞️ Other recent happenings in the burbs:
⛳ Oakland Hills Country Club members approved a $104 million plan to replace its historic clubhouse that burned down last February. Construction is expected to start within weeks. Dues and other costs will rise — the initiation fee increases $20,000 next year to $95,000. (Detroit News)
🛥️ Macomb County opened a new $10.4 million Marine Division headquarters on Lake St. Clair. The upgraded facility allows the sheriff's office to patrol the water. (Macomb Daily)
🌳 A former golf course in Southfield, Beech Woods, will become a new 39-acre public park known as Southfield Oaks. More than $7 million worth of improvements will be made to the new park and its neighbor, Beech Woods Park. An opening date has not been set. (Detroit News)