Why has there been “sidewalk closed” signs on Fourth Ave between Huron and Washington?

Because it needs to be repaired.

Why is it taking so long?

Money and complications.

Click here to read more.

Well here’s a clue that fall is almost upon us: The Students are Coming (Back)!

If you work close to a student housing area, you might want to know about some traffic pattern changes happening for the Student Move-In, happening Sept 1 at 6am until Sept 3 at 10pm.

Student Move-In traffic pattern changes

Thompson – One way southbound from East Jefferson to Packard
Madison – One way eastbound from South Division to South State
East Washington – One way westbound from Fletcher to South State – meters bagged
Maynard – Meters bagged from Jefferson to East William
East University – Meters bagged from Hill to Willard
Willard – from Church to East University

FYI from the AATA:

Three bus boarding locations at the Blake Transit Center (BTC) will be relocated on Wednesday, August 4 due to the closing of Fifth Avenue around the underground parking lot construction next to the main library.

The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (TheRide) has announced that Routes 1, 15 and 18 will board passengers along the west side of Fourth Avenue just north of William Street next to the Fourth and William parking structure. Passengers are encouraged to use the crosswalk at William to access these new stops.

According to officials of TheRide, an agreement with the City of Ann Arbor will allow some route buses to access their usual stops in the mall area of the transit center by utilizing a portion of Fifth Avenue going northbound to the BTC mall driveway.

As traffic or project conditions change, additional boarding locations may need to be relocated onto Fourth Avenue. A second phase of this project, and additional relocations, may begin as early as spring 2011.

All routes operated by TheRide will be delayed and/or detoured during the Fifth Avenue construction project.

Beginning August 1, Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12B, 13, 17 and 18 heading into downtown Ann Arbor and Routes 17 and 18 leaving the BTC will be placed on detour.

Click here for more information on detours.

Updates on the boarding locations and a list of out-of-service bus stops and nearest stops in service will be available at www.TheRide.org or by calling 734.996.0400.

If you want to know how Ann Arbor construction and events will impact your commute, check out our Construction webpage, which lists several resources you can use.

Just FYI starting August 1, 2010 South Fifth Avenue between Liberty and William Streets will be closed for the Underground Parking Structure construction.

Please click here for information on detours, access to the Library and other details during this closure.

Click here for information on AATA bus detours during this time.

Want to know about Traffic Detours?  One place to check is AnnArbor.Com with the tag traffic detours.

FYI from the Main Street Area Association:

ATTENTION DOWNTOWN CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES – ALL CARS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE KLEIN’S LOT, SURFACE LOT ON THE CORNER OF S. ASHLEY AND WILLIAM, BY SUNDAY, MAY 23RD AT 4AM!

The parking lot on the corner on S. Ashley and William (The Klein’s Lot) will be closed on Sunday, May 23 for final resurfacing and restripping. Any vehicle left on the lot after 4am Sunday morning will be towed at the owner’s expense.

FYI from the Main Street Area Association:

Undoubtedly you have heard that the University of Michigan is honored to have President Barack Obama as its May 1 commencement speaker. Hosting such a prestigious guest means some changes to the normal commencement plans to accommodate increased security.

Among these changes is the closing of all lanes of Main Street from south of Pauline to Stadium, from about midnight Friday April 30 to about 2 pm Saturday May 1.

View other Commencement details at www.commencement.umich.edu

Want to check out all of the road closures happening in Ann Arbor the next several months?

Visit the City’s Road or Lane Closures Page.

FYI:

AATA Update: Route 18: Miller – University

Road closure along Miller Ave. requires Route 18 to be on detour beginning 3/10/2010. The bus stop located on the northside of Milller Ave., immediately west of Ashley will not be served until roads are opened to through traffic.

AATA Update: Route 12A Miller-Liberty

Road closure along Miller Ave. requires Route 12A to be on detour beginning 3/10/2010. The bus stop located on the northside of Milller Ave., immediately west of Ashley will not be served until roads are opened to through traffic.