Downtown Clawson begins streetscape project

The new downtown Clawson streetscape will pave the way for a new and improved infrastructure for businesses, pedestrians, and stakeholders in the Oakland County suburb.

Workers are removing old tree stumps and taking down the old cobrahead streetlights at the intersection of Main Street and 14 Mile Road. The $1.2 million project, funded partly with $760,000 in federal cash, will revamp Main between Wolper and Phillips Street and 14 Mile between Washington and Bellevue Street. Work should wrap up by the time the weather starts to turn cold.

"We hope to be planting trees this fall," says Joan Horton, director of the Clawson Downtown Development Authority. "That will be one of the last parts of the project."

Other to-dos include decorative lighting, replacing worn out sidewalks and laying brick pavers, and new landscaping, planters, trees, and bike racks.

This is the first time downtown Clawson's leaders have made improvements to the city's center. A few years ago they put Main on a diet by shrinking the five-lane byway to three lanes. The idea was to create more on-street parking for businesses and to slow traffic to protect pedestrians. Similar plans to put the downtown section of 14 Mile on a diet are also in the works.

Source: Joan Horton, director of the Clawson Downtown Development Authority
Writer: Jon Zemke

Downtown Clawson begins streetscape project

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