MDOT: Two-year project on Telegraph Road begins this week

A two-year project on Telegraph Road from Grand River Avenue to 8 Mile Road begins on Wednesday, March 1.

• Feb 27, 2023

Traffic Alert: I-696 closed after semi-truck spills load of steel coil

All three lanes of westbound Interstate 696 near Telegraph were closed after a semi-truck spilled its load of steel coal Wednesday morning.

• Nov 30, 2022

Metro Detroit Man Charged With Murder In Death Of Grand Blanc Teen

A Westland man is facing several charges including murder in the death of a Grand Blanc teen in July.

• Aug 12, 2022

Car And Truck Plow Into Front Of Telegraph Road Office Building

Luckily, the employee who sits where the truck ended up had recently left for lunch.

• Sep 9, 2015

Building Under Renovation Along Telegraph Road Goes Up In Flames

Traffic backups are being reported on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township as firefighters battle a blaze at a former health club that is currently under renovation.

• Aug 13, 2015

Multi-Vehicle Accident Causes Gridlock On M-10 At Telegraph Road

A lot of people were late for work, but traffic is now flowing again along I-696 and M-10 in Southfield.

• Aug 12, 2015

Pedestrian Struck By Semi-Truck On Telegraph Road

Police say a pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a semi-truck along a popular Oakland County road.

• Jun 27, 2014

School Bus Crashes On Telegraph Road

Detroit police say at least four students and two adults were on the bus, and some were injured.

• Dec 5, 2013

Telegraph Road A Mess After Gravel Truck Overturns

It was painstaking work cleaning up the sand and uprighting the gravel hauler that overturned in Southfield.

• Nov 18, 2013

Pedestrian Killed After Leaving Bar In Monroe County

Authorities say a 46-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a SUV after leaving a bar in Monroe County.

• Feb 15, 2013

Downriver Celebrates End Of 'Horrendous' Road Project

Traffic was tied up the past year along a 2-mile stretch between West and Vreeland roads.

• Nov 27, 2012

Elderly Man Killed In Telegraph Road Crash

A 79-year-old Oakland County man involved in a car wreck that shut down Telegraph Road Wednesday afternoon has died.

• Aug 23, 2012

1 Man Dead After Hit And Run Accident

Greg Grubb of Maybee was killed after he got out of his car near Telegraph and Heiss roads around 3 a.m. and was hit by a passing motorist.

• Jun 30, 2012

Police: 'Suspicious Package' Made To Look Like Bomb

Bloomfield Township Police say a suspicious package in a parking lot turned out to be a false alarm.

• Mar 26, 2012

One Killed In Telegraph Road Crash

A woman is dead following a crash on Telegraph Road in Waterford Township.

• Dec 21, 2011

Man Pickets Motel Over Alleged Bed Bug Infestation

A Telegraph Road motel in Redford has refused to give a man his money back after he said he found bed bugs.

• Sep 9, 2011

Pickup Truck Drives Through Storefront

A pickup truck slammed into a building Friday morning along Telegraph Road in Southfield.

• Sep 9, 2011

Telegraph Road Construction Wrapping Up

As MDOT crews inch closer to completion of construction on Telegraph between 12 to 14 Mile roads, businesses in the area are relieved to see the orange barrels disappear.

• Aug 15, 2011

Major Road Construction Projects Starting

Among the major projects getting underway this week: I-696 in Warren, I-94 in Port Huron and M-39 in Southfield and Detroit.

• Feb 28, 2011

Telegraph Tie-ups, More Roadwork This Weekend

• Nov 5, 2010

Road Construction Season Wrapping Up

• Nov 3, 2010

Gas Leak Backs Up Traffic On Telegraph Rd.

• Nov 2, 2010

Weekend Roadwork Alert

• Oct 15, 2010

Roadwork Slows Biz On Telegraph Rd.

• Aug 23, 2010