Shelby Township Will Help Rochester Improve Crossing on Dequindre
A safer crosswalk for bikers and pedestrians will be built this year.
Shelby Township will help the city of Rochester pay for improvements to the pedestrian and bike crossing that connects the Clinton River and Macomb Orchard trails on Dequindre Road this year. Shelby Township approved spending up to $20,000 on the project Tuesday night; the cost of the project will be shared with the city of Rochester, which first started to explore the project last year, as well as Oakland County and the Road Commission of Oakland County. "It's not a safe area to cross," said councilmember Cathy Daldin last March. "If we want to encourage people to cross the road, we need to do something so that it's safe there." The crossing is behind the Onyx Ice Arena, south of Parkdale Road. Improvements are expected to include a …
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David Gifford
4:17 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
I agree a solution is long overdue for that crossing and it is generous for Shelby Township to pay for it but $130,000? The least expensive solution is to lower the speed limit on that road between Parkdale and Yates Cider Mill and install a flashing light. That is such a pedestrian heavy area as it is and we should do all we can to encourage more bicycle and foot traffic in that area. All that … more ›