Due to the on-going reconstruction project of 14 Mile Road due to the watermain break, EAST BOUND 14 Mile Road will CLOSE to through traffic west of Novi Rd./Decker Rd from January 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026. Local residential and business access will be maintained during this closure. Follow posted detour.
- Eastbound traffic closures on 14 Mile will occur in two phases during the week of January 12, 2026.
- On Monday, January 12 at 9 a.m., 14 Mile Road will close to eastbound traffic from East Walled Lake Drive to Novi Road/Decker Road.
- On Wednesday, January 14 at 9 a.m., 14 Mile Road will close to eastbound traffic from Novi/Decker Road to M-5.
- Road closures are expected to be in place through late April 2026.
- Improvements include installation of nearly one mile of new 42-inch steel transmission main, as well as the renewal and replacement of a number of segments of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe.
DETROIT – The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) has begun work on the replacement and renewal of segments of its 42-inch water transmission main along 14 Mile Road in Oakland County. The project is expected to occur over the next seven months, concluding with road restoration in June 2026.
Work on the critical infrastructure project is underway and traffic impacts along 14 Mile Road will take place in two phases the week of January 12, 2026:
Phase One: On Monday, January 12 at 9 a.m., 14 Mile Road will be closed to eastbound traffic from East Walled Lake Drive and Novi Road/Decker Road;
Phase Two: On Wednesday, January 14 at 9 a.m., 14 Mile Road will be closed to eastbound traffic from Novi/Decker Road to M-5.
The renewal and replacement work will allow GLWA to continue building resiliency in the regional water transmission system after its 42-inch water main unexpectedly failed on 14 Mile Road, west of M5, at the end of September. The workplan for the project was developed in collaboration with GLWA’s member partner communities of Commerce Township, Walled Lake, Wixom and Novi.
GLWA estimates that it will be investing $12.8 million in this critical infrastructure resiliency work. Within the last year, GLWA also completed a more than $110 million redundancy loop project in the water transmission system which allowed restoration of water service to the communities served by the failed main much more quickly than in previous breaks.
Click Here to view a map of traffic detour routes during construction.
Further details of project can be found online at glwater.org/14milemainproject.