Commuters and shoppers hoping for reopening of Joslyn-Brown roads have to wait

It was not the information that many motorists wished to listen to.

The intersection of Brown Street on Joslyn Street on the border of Auburn Hills and Orion Township, which is closed for repairs to the railway tracks, stays closed through the vacation weekend.

“The Paving Contractor of Canadian Nationwide has returned to right pavement errors,” the Road Commission for Oakland County Posted on Facebook. “The paving work will proceed on Friday, August 29.

“The intersection will most likely stay closed through the Labor Day weekend.”

The intersection was as a result of reopening on Sunday, August 24.

It was closed on 11 August for work on the railway tracks, with greater than 40,000 motorists who use the intersection per day.

The closure implies that individuals touring to the West on Brown Street to achieve entry to a major procuring space that features Costco, Goal and Meijer, entry to Northbound I-75 to Baldwin Street, the place the additional site visitors causes lengthy backups and a sluggish commuting. And leaving Brown Street within the afternoon of Saturday, a traditional couple of minutes’ drive on Western Brown to Baldwin after which I-75 lasted at the very least 20 minutes further.

Northern commuters who use Joslyn Street should additionally use or use the Baldwin gang or journey through Lapeer Street or Squirrel Street.

Follow the road committee For updates in regards to the state of affairs.

Initially printed: August 28, 2025 at 6.53 pm Edt