“We have been told by MDOT that they are scheduled to repair Gratiot next year essentially between 14 Mile and 16 Mile,” Silvestri said. Silvestri said the Michigan Department of Transportation told cruise organizers that further construction on Gratiot will affect the cruise’s route next year as well. on the day of the cruise in the parking lot of the AMC Theater at 15 Mile & Gratiot. The cruise is a free public event, as is the family fun zone that will be open from 11 a.m. every night leading up to Sunday and festivities associated with the cruise will start as early as 9 a.m. This Sunday’s cruise will run from noon to 6 p.m. It is a precursor to the mid-August Woodward Dream Cruise.
With almost 250,000 in attendance the cruise has continually increased each year in attendance, classic cars, family activities, and business involvement year after year,” according to the cruise’s website. “Because of the construction, they have lane closures on southbound Gratiot starting just south of 15 Mile where they essentially take Gratiot down to two lanes, and our cruise route in years past has usually gone all the way to 14 Mile.”įirst started in 2003, the cruise shuts down parts of Gratiot road in Clinton Township to “showcase our community to neighboring residents, and visitors from across the state and Midwest.
“The construction that’s currently happening on Gratiot in Roseville between essentially 12 Mile to 14 Mile is what’s causing the route change,” the cruise’s Director of Public Relations Paul Silvestri said. The 19th annual Clinton Township Gratiot Cruise, set for this Sunday, will feature a shortened route.Ĭonstruction on Gratiot Road itself is causing the Cruise’s route to run from Quinn Road to Wendell Street on Gratiot.
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