CRANBROOK ROAD BETWEEN 14 MILE AND LINCOLN DR. IN BIRMINGHAM AND BLOOMFIELD TWP. WILL CLOSE MAY 29

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) has approved a permit for the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRC) to close Cranbrook Road between 14 Mile Road and Lincoln Drive in the City of Birmingham and ...

PROJECTS THAT COULD DELAY TRAFFIC ON RCOC ROADS MAY 22 AND MAY 29 OR MIGHT START SHORTLY THEREAFTER

The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between May 22 and May 29 or may start shortly thereafter. 

It is RCOC’s goal to conduct road improvement projects in a way that interfere...

12 MILE ROAD RESURFACING, FROM GREENFIELD TO COOLIDGE IN BERKLEY, SET TO BEGIN JUNE 1

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in partnership with the City of Berkley expects to begin resurfacing 12 Mile Road, from Greenfield Road to Coolidge Highway in the City of Berkley, on Monday, June 1.

As part of the project, the road will clos...

RCOC ROAD CONSTRUCTION SUSPENDED DURING MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND

 Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Managing Director Dennis Kolar has announced that most RCOC road construction projects will be suspended at 3 p.m. Friday, May 22, for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

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WEEKLY ROAD CONSTRUCTION & PERMIT PROJECTS UPDATE (MAY 15-MAY 22)

The following projects may cause traffic delays on Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) roads between May 15 and May 22 or may start shortly thereafter. 

It is RCOC’s goal to conduct road improvement projects in a way that interfere...

REMINDER: DEQUINDRE RD CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN UTICA RD AND COLLINS AVE SET TO BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 18

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to begin the reconstruction and widening of Dequindre Road to five lanes between Utica Road and Collins Avenue on the Rochester Hills/Shelby Township border next Monday, May 18.

Dequindre will remain op...

WALDON ROAD BETWEEN SASHABAW AND CLINTONVILLE EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO THROUGH TRAFFIC ON MAY 26

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Waldon Road between Sashabaw and Clintonville roads in Independence Township beginning May 26 through late June for a road resurfacing project.  

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INDEPENDENCE TWP ROAD MILLAGE WORK SET TO BEGIN ON MAY 8 STARTING WITH PAVING ON ANDERSONVILLE RD

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in partnership with Independence Township, expects to begin resurfacing roads within the township in May.

The projects are being paid for with special property-tax millage dollars that were approved by townshi...

REMINDER: MAPLE RD EXPECTED TO CLOSE AT MIDDLEBELT RD IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP. ON APR. 27

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Maple Road at Middlebelt Road in West Bloomfield Township on Monday, April 27.

The closure had originally been scheduled for March 30; however, the start date was changed by t...

CONSUMERS ENERGY TO CLOSE MIDDLEBELT RD FROM 9 MILE TO 10 MILE RD IN FARMINGTON HILLS BEGINNING 4/27

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) has approved a permit allowing Consumers Energy to close Middlebelt Road from 9 Mile Road north to Grayfield Drive (south of 10 Mile Road) in the City of Farmington Hills for gas main replacem...

GRASS LAKE RD IN WHITE LAKE TWP TO CLOSE BETWEEN ORMOND AND STEEPLE HILL ROADS ON MAY 4 FOR PAVING

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Grass Lake Road between Ormond and Steeple Hill roads in White Lake Township on Monday, May 4, for a gravel road paving project.

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RCOC TO BEGIN PRSERVATION OVERLAYS ON MORE THAN 60 MILES OF ROADS BEGINNING APRIL 28

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to begin the 2020 asphalt Preservation Overlay Program on Tuesday, April 28, with Ormond Road, from M-59 to the White Lake Township/Springfield Township border in White Lake Township.

The nearly $13.5 m...

HEIGHTS ROAD TO CLOSE BETWEEN M-24 AND BELLEVUE AVE BEGINNING APRIL 20 FOR WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT

The Village of Lake Orion will close Heights Road between M-24 (South Broadway Street/Lapeer Road) and Bellevue Avenue beginning Monday, April 20, for continued work on a watermain replacement under the 

road. The work is being done under a permit...

REMINDER: MAYBEE ROAD EXPECTED TO CLOSE AT WEST SIDE OF BALDWIN ROAD IN ORION TOWNSHIP ON APR. 17

The contractor for the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Baldwin Road widening project in Orion Township, Dan’s Excavating of Shelby Township, anticipates closing Maybee Road on the west side of Baldwin Road tomorrow (Friday, April 17).

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RCOC SPOT-RESURFACING PROGRAM EXPECTED TO START ON APR. 20

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) expects to start its 2020 Spot-Resurfacing Program on April 20 with work on Crescent Lake Road between Highland Road (M-59) and Elizabeth Lake Road in Waterford Township. 

Spot resurfa...

MAYBEE ROAD EXPECTED TO CLOSE AT WEST SIDE OF BALDWIN ROAD IN ORION TOWNSHIP BEGINNING APRIL 17

The contractor for the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Baldwin Road widening project in Orion Township, Dan’s Excavating of Shelby Township, anticipates closing Maybee Road on the west side of Baldwin Road on Friday, April 17. This cou...

RESIDENTS INVITED TO SIGN UP FOR GRAVEL ROADS DUST-CONTROL PROGRAM

Oakland County residents living on gravel roads who would like to participate in the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) dust-control program this year, can now submit their applications for the service. Applications must be received by Friday, May ...

MAPLE ROAD CLOSURE AT AT MIDDLEBELT ROAD IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP. IS DELAYED

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) announces that the expected closure of Maple Road at Middlebelt Road in West Bloomfield Township has been delayed and a new date will be announced soon.  

The closure had ori...

WALDON RD ON THE WEST SIDE OF BALDWIN RD TO CLOSE MONDAY, MARCH 30; MAYBEE RD TO CLOSE APRIL 6

– The contractor for the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Baldwin Road widening project in Orion Township, Dan’s Excavating of Shelby Township, anticipates closing Waldon Road at the west side of Baldwin Road, on Mond...

WALDON & MAYBEE ROADS EXPECTED TO CLOSE AT WEST SIDE OF BALDWIN ROAD BEGINNING MAR. 30 & APR. 6

The contractor for the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Baldwin Road widening project in Orion Township, Dan’s Excavating of Shelby Township, anticipates closing Waldon Road at the west side of Baldwin Road, on Monday, March 30, and May...

MAPLE ROAD AT MIDDLEBELT ROAD IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP. EXPECTED TO CLOSE APRIL 15 FOR CONTINUED WORK

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Maple Road at Middlebelt Road in West Bloomfield Township on Monday, March 30 Wednesday, April 15, for continued construction work on the roundabout. 

Construction is ...

TWO PUBLIC INFO MEETINGS SET FOR 3/11 FOR 12 MILE ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT (GREENFIELD TO COOLIDGE)

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in partnership with the City of Berkley, will conduct two public information meetings on Wednesday, March 11, to share information about the upcoming project to resurface 12 Mile Road from Greenfield Road to ...

Commentary: Fixing the formula for road funding won't fix the real problem

By Dennis Kolar, PE 

Managing Director 

Road Commission for Oakland County

As seen in the Feb. 18, 2020 Crain’s Detroit Business

Here we go again.

Every time we in Michigan have a serious discussion about fixing our roads, those who...

PUBLIC INFO MEETING WILL BE FEB. 25 FOR NORTH HOLLY ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT IN HOLLY TOWNSHIP

The Road Commission for Oakland County, in partnership with Holly Township, will conduct a public information meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25, to share information about the upcoming project to resurface North Holly Road from just north of Grange Hall Road north...

RCOC NABS $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL CMAQ GRANTS

Beverly Hills, MI – The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) was notified recently that it has been awarded more than $12 million in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) grants primarily to be used to ope...

JAMIAN RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY

At its first meeting of 2020, on Thursday, Jan. 9, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Board re-elected Greg Jamian its chairman.

Jamian served as chairman in 2019 as well as in 2013 and 2014. He is an 11-year veteran of the three-member Board, w...

RCOC RECEIVES SIX FEDERAL SAFETY GRANTS

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) in late December was notified that it will receive six federal “safety” road-funding grants, totaling more than $1.4 million, that will enable six road-improvement projects in 2021.

The fede...

MAYBEE ROAD OPEN AT WEST SIDE OF BALDWIN ROAD IN ORION TWP.

The contractor for the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Baldwin Road project today (Friday, Dec. 13) opened Maybee Road between Baldwin Road and Rohr Road in Orion Twp.

The road had been closed at the west side of the Baldwin intersection since Ju...

MAPLE/MIDDLEBELT ROAD ROUNDABOUT IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) has opened the newly constructed Maple Road/Middlebelt Road roundabout in West Bloomfield Township. The intersection has been fully closed since Sept. 14. 

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RCOC TO HOST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING NOV. 12 FOR BARRON ROAD PAVING PROJECT IN GROVELAND TWP

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the planned 2020/2021 paving of Barron Road from Grange Hall Road to Groveland Road in Groveland Township.

The meeting will b...

CRANBROOK RESURFACING FROM 14 MILE TO MAPLE ROAD IS POSTPONED UNTIL 2021 DUE TO CONFLICTING PROJECTS

      The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), the City of Birmingham and Bloomfield Township have jointly agreed to postpone the resurfacing of Cranbrook Road from 14 Mile Road to Maple Road until 2021.  

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SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROJECT ON 12 MILE ROAD IN ROYAL OAK BEGINS OCT. 28

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin the modernization of 10 traffic signal and crosswalk-signal locations on 12 Mile Road from east of Woodward Avenue (M-1) to Connecticut Avenue (just west of Campbell Road) in Royal Oak beginning tod...

FY 2020 ROAD COMMISSION BUDGET APPROVED AT RCOC MEETING TODAY

The budget was presented to the public at a public hearing Aug. 22. The $162 million budget represents an increase of about $7 million compared to the $155 million 2019 budget adopted in September of last year. The 2020 proposed budget increased primarily...

REMINDER: ROAD COMMISSION 2020 BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED AT AUG. 22 PUBLIC HEARING

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will present its proposed fiscal year 2020 budget during a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph in Pontiac.

The public is inv...

PROPOSED FY 2020 RCOC BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED AT AUG. 22 PUBLIC HEARING

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will present its proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget during a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph in Pontiac.

The public is inv...

RCOC GETS A KID ZONE PAGE ON THE WEBSITE

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has created a new page on its website called the Kid Zone.

            The Kid Zone includes engaging materials such as coloring books, educational videos a...

BALDWIN ROAD WIDENING IN ORION TOWNSHIP WILL EXTEND INTO NEXT YEAR

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) widening and reconstruction project on Baldwin Road in Orion Township, originally expected to be completed this year, will now extend into next year due to weather and complexities related to utility relocatio...

LALONDE IS NEW RCOC BOARD MEMBER; JAMIAN ELECTED CHAIRMAN

For the first time in eight years, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has a new road commissioner: Andrea LaLonde of Clawson.

LaLonde is an employee of the Operating Engineers 324 of Michigan where she has worked for 11 years. She participated i...

RCOC TO HOST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OCT. 24 FOR 2019-2020 DIXBORO RD PAVING PROJECT

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the planned 2019 paving of Dixboro Road from 8 Mile Road to 9 Mile Road in the communities of Lyon and Green Oak townships...