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 ...

8 MILE ROAD TO CLOSE BETWEEN CHUBB AND NAPIER BEGINNING FEB. 3-MID-MARCH

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has approved a permit allowing a real estate developer to close 8 Mile Road between Chubb and Napier roads on the Lyon Township/City of Novi/Wayne County border from Feb. 3 through approximately Feb. 24&nb...

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...

BALDWIN RD PHASE I CONSTRUCTION, FROM GREGORY TO MORGAN IN ORION TWP., EXPECTED TO BEGIN APRIL 2

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will resume work on Phase I of a two-year construction project on Baldwin Road, from Gregory Road to Morgan Road in Orion Township, on April 2.  

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