The Oakland County Federal Aid Committee, which selects projects to receive federal road funding in the county, will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 10:30 a.m. at the Springfield Twp. Civic Center, 12000 Davisburg Road, in Springfield Twp.
At the meeting, the committee will discuss federal aid-eligible projects submitted for fiscal years 2028 and 2029. For 2028, the committee anticipates approximately $25.5 million being available to award for road projects. In 2029, the committee expects road-project funding to be approximately $26.1 million.
The committee is made up of representatives of the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), all communities in the county, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and SMART (the suburban bus system).
Projects receiving federal road funds are typically selected at least three or four years before construction to allow time for the Road Commission or the local communities to secure the required matching funds, to allow time for the projects to be designed and to comply with the complex federal funding process. Projects are selected based on an objective point system – all projects that are submitted are rated and ranked based on the point system, which takes into account safety considerations, traffic volumes, traffic operations, cost and other factors.
Information can be found online in the agenda packet (https://www.rcocweb.org/315/Oakland-CountyFederal-Aid-Committee-FAC).
