A stretch of South State Street connecting downtown Ann Arbor to I-94 will be closed for approximately one week in early July.

The road will be closed July 6-10 between Stimson and Granger, just south of the Stadium Boulevard bridge and north of the railroad tracks.

A contractor from the University of Michigan will be performing utility work in the area to facilitate the delivery of sanitary and water service to the new building being constructed by the university in the former parking lot near the corner of State and Stimson.

A traffic detour during the construction will utilize Stimson, South Industrial Highway, East Stadium Boulevard and Packard Street. Southbound traffic can travel on South State as far as Granger, but the city is encouraging motorists to turn off at Packard to use the marked detour.

According to a release from the City of Ann Arbor, the road will be completely closed to all traffic. Pedestrian traffic will be also be detoured around the construction area. The closure is expected to be completed by the end of the workday Friday, July 10 but weather or other unforeseen circumstances could cause delays.

Ben Freed is a general assignments reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Email him at benfreed@mlive.com and follow him on twitter at @BFreedinA2. He also answers the phone at 734-623-2528.