SOUTH SIDE OF DRAKE RD AT THE 12 MILE RD INTERESECTION CLOSURE IS DELAYED UNTIL SEPT. 27

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) is expecting to close the south portion of Drake Road at the 12 Mile Road intersection for concrete replacement beginning Wednesday, Sept. 27.    The closure is part of the ongoing 12 Mile Ro...

RCOC BOARD HONORS LAKE ORION TEEN FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Board of Road Commissioners, on Thursday, Sept. 21, recognized the contributions of Lake Orion High School senior Nicole Baker, who recommended an improvement to the Clarkston/M-24 intersection in Orion Townsh...

RCOC TO CLOSE ARMY RD BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND CURTIS RDS IN ADDISON TWP. OCT 2 –5 FOR CULVERT WORK

            The Road Commission for Oakland (RCOC) expects to close Army Road between Rochester and Currie roads (just east of Pond Road) in Addison Township for a culvert replacement on Oct. 2.

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RCOC BOARD ADOPTS FY 2018 BUDGET

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Board of Road Commissioners, at its regular meeting Thursday, Sept. 21, adopted the agency’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

The $146.9 million budget represents an increase of about $17.8 million compared t...

POWERS RD TO CLOSE AT ORCHARD LAKE RD IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP FOR THREE WEEKS BEGINNING OCT. 2

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Powers Road at Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield Township beginning Oct. 2 for intersection realignment that is part of the ongoing Orchard Lake Road reconstruction project.  

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FINAL 2017 ROUND OF ADOPT-A-ROAD CLEANUP IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 23-OCT. 1

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) continues to celebrate the 270 groups and organizations that help to clean up Oakland County roadsides by participating in the Adopt-A-Road program. The final round for the RCOC 2017 clean-up is Sept. 23 throu...

RCOC ROAD CONSTRUCTION & PERMIT PROJECTS UPDATE (SEPT. 21-27)

The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between September 21 and September 27 or may start shortly thereafter.

It is RCOC’s goal to conduct road improvement projects in a way that interferes with t...

SOUTH SIDE OF DRAKE RD AT 12 MILE RD INTERESECTION TO CLOSE SEPT. 27 FOR CONCRETE SLAB REPLACEMENT

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) is expecting to close Drake Road at the south side of the 12 Mile/Drake Road intersection for concrete replacement beginning Monday, Sept. 25. Wednesday, Sept. 27. The closure is part of the ongoing 12 Mile Ro...

LAHSER RD TO CLOSE JUST SOUTH OF LONG LAKE RD ON SEPT 23-SEPT 27 IN BLOOMFIELD TWP FOR DRAIN AND ST

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Lahser Road just south of Long Lake Road in Bloomfield Township Sept. 23 – Sept. 27 for drain and storm sewer work.

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DEQUINDRE ROAD CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN LONG LAKE RD AND BURNINGBUSH DR TO BEGIN SEPT 18

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to begin the two-year reconstruction and widening to five lanes of Dequindre Road from Long Lake Road to Burningbush Dr. on the Troy/Sterling Heights border on Sept. 18.

Dequindre will remain open for t...

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN TEAMS WITH NEXTENERGY FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE SEPT 27

The Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan (ITS Michigan) is partnering with NextEnergy to host “Life on Planet M” in Detroit Sept. 27. The daylong ITS Michigan annual conference will focus on “smart” transp...

PROPOSED FY 2018 RCOC BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED AT AUG. 24 PUBLIC HEARING

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will present its proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget during a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph in Pontiac.

The public is inv...

MORGAN RD AT BALDWIN RD & GREGORY AT BALDWIN CLOSURES DELAYEDLOS

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has delayed the closure of Morgan Road at Baldwin Road in Orion Township for water main work that is part of the on-going Baldwin Road construction project.     The closure of Gregory at Bald...

12 MILE ROAD PAVEMENT REPAIR, HAGGERTY ROAD TO FARMINGTON ROAD, TO START AUG. 14

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in partnership with the City of Farmington Hills, will replace sections of bad concrete on 12 Mile Road between Haggerty Road and Farmington Road beginning Aug. 14.

12 Mile Road will remain open but will be re...

JOB POSTINGS SECTION OF RCOC WEBSITE UPDATED – NOW EASIER TO APPLY FOR JOBS

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Human Resources Department has launched an updated job posting section on the RCOC Website, www.rcocweb.org.

The updated section is intended to make the job application process easier and quicker for job candid...

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON MIDDLEBELT ROAD BRIDGE BETWEEN 8 MILE & GRAND RIVER TO START AUG. 7

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin preventative maintenance work Aug. 7 on the Middlebelt Road bridge over the Rouge River located between 8 Mile Road and Grand River in the City of Farmington Hills.

Two-way traffic will be maintained...

RCOC TO HOST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING 8/8 FOR DEQUINDRE WIDENING PROJECT, LONG LAKE - BURNINGBUSH

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8, about the planned widening and reconstruction of Dequindre Road between Long Lake Road and Burnungbush Drive on the Troy/Sterling Heights border.

The publ...

2017 CONCRETE SLAB REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TO BEGIN JULY 24

      The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin concrete slab replacement projects in five locations in coming weeks:

• The Haggerty Rd./10 Mile Rd. intersection on the Novi/Farmington Hills border, July 24 through &...

CONSTRUCTION CAMERA INSTALLED AT NAPIER/10 MILE FOR PUBLIC TO VIEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

A real-time workzone camera is up and running during the reconstruction of the 10 Mile Road/Napier Road intersection to a modern roundabout, as well as the reconstruction of 10 Mile Road from Copperwood to Nepavine Drive on the Novi/Lyon Township boarder....

LAHSER RD FROM 11 MILE TO CIVIC CENTER DR CONSTRUCTION BEGINS JULY 26

            The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin construction on Lahser Road from 11 Mile Road to Civic Center Drive in the City of Southfield to begin late-July.

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MAPLE RD FROM HAGGERTY TO HALSTED CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN JULY 17; WB TRAFFIC DETOUR TO BEGIN JULY 24

       The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to begin the widening and resurfacing of Maple Road from Haggerty Road to Halsted Road in West Bloomfield Township on Monday, July 17.

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BALDWIN ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN ORION TWP TO OFFICIALLY BEGINS TUESDAY, JULY 18

      The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin a two- year construction project on Baldwin Road, from Morgan Road to Gregory Road in Orion Township, on Tuesday, July 18.  

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ORION TWP. INVESTS $5 MILLION TO WIDEN BROWN RD BETWEEN JOSLYN AND BALDWIN

NAPIER/10 MILE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN JULY 5; ROAD CLOSURE SCHEDULED FOR JULY 17 THROUGH MID-OCTOBER

     The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin reconstructing the  10 Mile Road/Napier Road intersection as a modern roundabout and reconstructing 10 Mile Road from Copperwood to Nepavine Drive on the Nov...

RCOC USES WIDER ROAD STRIPING TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY FOR MOTORISTS

       As part of its long-term commitment to motorist safety, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Board has chosen to use wider white edge lines and lane “skip” lines (the dashed lines bet...

ORCHARD LK RD RECONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON JUNE 12 IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP

           The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and West Bloomfield Township will begin the reconstruction of Orchard Lake Road from just north of Northwestern Highway/14 Mile Road to just sou...

BALDWIN RD CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 7 AT WALDON MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting about the widening of Baldwin Road in Orion Township on Wednesday, June 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

            The meet...

LAKEVILLE RD RESURFACING PROJECT FROM ROCHESTER RD TO GLASPIE STREET

     The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has begun a six-mile resurfacing project on Lakeville Road between Rochester Road and Glaspie Street in the Village of Oxford and Addison and Oxford townships.

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RCOC TO PRESENT BALDWIN RD WIDENING PROJECT TO BUSINESSES ON MAY 25 AT ORION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in partnership with the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce and Orion Township, will conduct an informational meeting about the impending widening of Baldwin Road between Morgan and Waldon, specifically for area b...

SOUTH BLVD/LIVERNOIS INTERSECTION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO BEGIN MAY 8

      The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin preliminary work in preparation for a construction improvement project at the South Blvd/Livernois intersection on the Troy/Rochester Hills border on May 8. ...

RCOC TO HOST SECOND PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON MAY 24 FOR NAPIER/10 MILE PROJECT

     The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), on Wednesday, May 24, will host a public information meeting about the planned 2017 10 Mile/Napier Road intersection improvements on the Novi/Lyon Township border and 2018 pavi...

RCOC, MDOT, CITIES OF ROCHESTER HILLS & TROY TO HOST APR. 20 MEETING REGARDING SOUTH BLVD./AUBURN RD

       The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Cities of Rochester Hills and Troy will host a public meeting Thursday, April 20, on plans to reconstruct se...

RCOC SEEKING PARTNERS TO HELP BEAUTIFY COUNTY; SPRING CLEAN-UP APR. 15-23

Want to help beautify
your community? If so, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has justthe opportunity for you: There are roads available as part of the Adopt-A-Road
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Volunteergroups that adopt a road segment are asked to pick up ...

RCOC GEARING UP FOR MORE THAN $66 MILLION IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC)  plans slightly more than  $66 million worth of road improvements for the 2017 road-construction season, ranging from road widening and reconstruction projects to concrete-slab repla...

PUBLIC MEETING-ORCHARD LAKE RD CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN NORTHWESTERN HWY & MAPLE SCHEDULED FOR MAR 28

            The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting Tuesday, March 28, for the planned 2017 reconstruction of Orchard Lake Road between Northwestern Highway...

MAPLE RD CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN FARMINGTON AND ORCHARD LAKE BEGINS APRIL 3; EB MAPLE TO CLOSE

      The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will close eastbound Maple Road between Farmington and Orchard Lake roads in West Bloomfield Township beginning April 3 for the final phase of a two-year construction project t...

ROAD COMMISSION BOARD APPROVES 37TH ANNUAL THREE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN

The Road Commission for Oakland County has approved the agency’s 37^th three-year budget, laying out anticipated agency revenues and expenses for the 2018 to 2020 period.

The Road Commission has operated on a rolling, three-year budget cycle longe...

SOUTHFIELD ROAD PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 8 AT LATHRUP VILLAGE CITY HALL

Beverly Hills, MI (February 8, 2017) – The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in close cooperation with the communities of Southfield, Lathrup Village, Beverly Hills and Southfield Township, will conduct a third public information and com...

RCOC BEGINS BIENNIAL STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS WITH OAKLAND COUNTY COMMUNITIES

Top administrators, planners and engineers of the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will soon begin the process of meeting with officials of virtually every city, village and township in Oakland County as part of RCOC’s biennial Strategi...

OAKLAND FEDERAL AID COMMITTEE SELECTS ROAD PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED IN 2020

The Oakland County Federal Aid Committee, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, selected road projects to receive federal funding in 2020.   

The Funding Committee is made up of 14 members, including two from the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), ...

HISTORIC GINGELL BROS STONE SIGN SAVED

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has saved a historic stone sign from a 1940s era building in Orion Township that is being demolished as part of the Baldwin Road widening project.

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NEW LAW MEANS OAKLAND CO. COMMUNITIES CAN REQUEST 45 MPH SPEED LIMITS ON RCOC GRAVEL ROADS

            A package of bills signed into law Jan. 4 by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder allows townships and villages in counties with a population greater than 1 million to request the county road comm...

WILSON ELECTED RCOC CHAIRMAN, JAMIAN VICE CHAIR; FOWKES REAPPOINTED

The three-member Road Commission for
Oakland County (RCOC) Board, at its regularly scheduled meeting today (Jan. 12),elected Eric Wilson as Board chairman and Greg Jamian as vice chairman. Also
last night, Ron Fowkes was appointed to a second six-year...

ANNUAL BRIDGE REPORT REVEALS RCOC STRUCTURES IN FAIRLY GOOD SHAPE

An annual report presented to the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Board of Road Commissioners by the Great Lakes Engineering Group, RCOC’s bridge inspection consultant, on Thursday, Oct. 20, revealed that the agency’s bridges are in fairly dece...Read on...

RCOC TO HOST OCT. 25 PUBLIC MEETING ON MAPLE RD PROJECT FROM DRAKE TO HAGGERTY; SPRING 2017 START

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting Tuesday, Oct. 25, for the planned 2017 resurfacing of Maple Road from Drake Road to Haggerty Road in West Bloomfield Township.

The public meeting is from 4 p.m. to 7 ...Read on...

RCOC BOARD ADOPTS 2017 BUDGET

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) approved its Fiscal Year 2017 budget at its regular meeting today, Thursday, Sept. 22.
The budget represents an increase of about $25 million compared to the $104 million 2016 budget. The 2017 budget increase...Read on...

RCOC TO HOST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON JUNE 15 FOR THE 2017 & 2018 BALDWIN RD. WIDENING PROJECT

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting Wednesday, June 15, about the widening of Baldwin Road from Morgan Road to Gregory Road in Orion Township.

The project is planned take place in 2017 and is t...Read on...