2018 SAW FEWER FATALITES ON RCOC ROADS COMPARED TO PAST THREE YEARS

The number of traffic fatalities on roads under the jurisdiction of the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has trended downward over the past three years, including a nearly 20 percent decline in from 2017 to 2018.

For calendar year 2018, there were...

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 MANAGING DIRECTOR PRAISES COMMUNITIES FOR SUPPORTING ROAD MILLAGES

Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Managing Director Dennis Kolar praised the voters in seven Oakland County communities who stepped up on Nov. 6 when they approved property tax millages to support roads.

The communities are: Independence Township, ...

BRAD KNIGHT NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF RCOC PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has named Brad Knight as the new director of the agency’s Planning and Environmental Concerns Department.

            A seven-year RCOC employee, ...

RCOC PREPARED FOR WINTER: HIRING PART-TIME STAFF TO AUGMENT SNOWPLOW DRIVERS

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) is in the process of reviewing its winter operations with its truck drivers and preparing its trucks and plows in anticipation of the inevitable arrival of winter weather.

Again this year, RCOC is hiring part-t...

RCOC TO HOST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING NOV. 13 FOR MIDDLEBELT/MAPLE INTERSECTION RECONSTRUCTION

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting about the planned 2019 Maple Road/Middlebelt Road intersection-improvement project in West Bloomfield Township on Nov.13.  

The meeting is from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at O...

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...

RCOC BOARD APPROVES 2019 BUDGET

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) on Thursday (Sept. 20) approved the agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget.

The $155.3 million budget represents an increase of about $8.4 million compared to the $146.9 million 2018 budget adopted in Septe...

RCOC TO HOST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING SEPT. 27 FOR 2019 SASHABAW RD PAVING PROJECT IN BRANDON TWP

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the planned 2019 paving of Sashabaw Road from Sherwood Road to Granger Road in Brandon Township.

The meeting will take plac...

PROPOSED FY 2019 RCOC BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED AT AUG. 23 PUBLIC HEARING

Beverly Hills, MI—The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will present its proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget during a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph ...

ROAD COMMISSION DESIGNATES WILLIAMS LAKE ROAD AS OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) today, Friday, June 22, designated a section of Williams Lake Road in Waterford Township as Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial Highway in honor of the Oakland County soldiers who lost their lives in that conflic...

WORKZONE CAMERA PROVIDES PUBLIC VIEW OF OPDYKE ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER CLINTON RIVER

A work zone camera is active to provide the public with a real-time view of the replacement of the Opdyke Road bridge over the Clinton River in Pontiac and Auburn Hills. The camera will operate daily, shooting a photo every 15 minutes between 7 a.m. and 7...

CONSTRUCTION ON SOUTH BLVD BETWEEN ADAMS AND CROOKS ROADS ON TO BEGIN JUNE 20

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will begin a construction project on South Blvd from Adams Road to Crooks Road on the Troy/Rochester Hills border on June 20.  

The approximately $2.4 million project is funded by Troy, Rochester Hills...

P3M Chosen For Pioneering Connected-Vehicle Infrastructure Project

Pontiac, Michigan – Oakland County, Mich. and the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) have selected P3 Mobility (P3M) of Toronto through an open bid to launch a first-of-its-kind pilot program to test connected vehicle infrastructure and d...

Oakland County/RCOC announce big step in connected mobility

Who:                L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County executive

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WORKZONE CAMERA TO PROVIDE PUBLIC VIEW OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE BALDWIN ROAD

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has installed a work zone camera that is now providing a real-time view of the reconstruction of Baldwin Road between Morgan and Gregory roads in Orion Township including the construction of a roundabout at th...

MORGAN ROAD EXPECTED TO OPEN MAY 14 AT BALDWIN ROAD IN ORION TOWNSHIP; GREGORY RD TO CLOSE SAME DAY

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to reopen Morgan Road at Baldwin Road in Orion Township beginning Monday, May 14. Once Morgan is open, RCOC will close Gregory Road at Baldwin Road.

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RCOC TO HOST PUBLIC INFO. MEETING MAY 8 FOR ADAMS/GUNN RD 2019 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting about the planned 2019 Gunn/Adams Road intersection improvement project in Oakland Township on Tuesday, May 8.  

The meeting is from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Delta Ke...

RCOC TO CLOSE NAPIER RD BETWEEN 9 MILE AND 10 MILE RDS ON LYON TWP./NOVI BORDER ON APRIL 9

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) plans to close Napier Road between 9 Mile and 10 Mile roads on the Lyon Township/Novi border beginning April 9 in order to pave the gravel road. Project start is weather-dependent and could change. &a...

RCOC TO BEGIN PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION OF MAPLE RD FROM DRAKE TO HALSTED APPROXIMATELY APR. 9; DETOURS

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to begin the widening and resurfacing of Maple Road from Drake Road to Halsted Road in West Bloomfield Township approximately April 2 April 9.  Project start is weather-dependent and could cha...

RCOC PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING APR. 26 FOR WALTON BLVD. CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN SQUIRREL & ADAMS

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting Thursday, April 26, about the upcoming Walton Blvd. construction project that will involve replacing three culverts and resurfacing Walton Blvd. between Squirrel and Adam...

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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RCOC BOARD APPROVES LARGEST-EVER PRESERVATION OVERLAY PROGRAM

When its contractor starts resurfacing roads in April, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will be one of the first road agencies in the state to start spending the new road funding provided by the state Legislature.

Recently, the Legislature agr...

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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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...

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...