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Friday, March 1, 2013

Unexpected Problems With Power Lines Keep Lanes of Maple-Orchard Lake Intersection Closed

The work that was expected to be completed early Friday morning will last well into the night, officials said.

Several lanes at the intersection of Orchard Lake and Maple roads in West Bloomfield remain closed today for repairs to an underground power line, according to the Road Commission for Oakland County. DTE crews experienced unexpected complications while working on the multiple lanes on both sides of Orchard Lake Road yesterday, a news release stated. The closures were expected to remain through rush hour and up to midnight, but will remain throughout the day Friday, and well into the night. Crews closed the outside southbound lane of Orchard Lake just north of Maple, as well as the westbound outside lane of Maple immediately east and west of Orchard Lake. More than 5,000 West Bloomfield residents lost power on Monday, before Tuesday's snow …

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Lanes Closed at Maple and Orchard Lake Roads for Power Line Repairs

DTE crews shut down several lanes at the heavy intersection because of an underground power line.

Several lanes at the intersection of Orchard Lake and Maple roads in West Bloomfield will be closed today for repairs, according to the Road Commission for Oakland County. DTE crews shut down the outer lanes at the intersection this morning to repair an underground power line, a news release from the RCOC stated. Specifically, the outside southbound lane of Orchard Lake just north of Maple is now closed, as are the westbound outside lane of Maple immediately east and west of Orchard Lake. The closures are expected to remain through rush hour and up to midnight. The release did not say if the repairs are related to the power outage that impacted 300 homes in West Bloomfield Wednesday, or  the outage  that left more than 5,000 without power …

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