The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has kicked off its 2026 road-construction season that will include nearly $60 million worth of road-construction projects.
This year’s RCOC Road Improvement Program (RIP) includes major-resurfacing projects, construction of a roundabout, two bridge-replacement projects, culvert-repair and replacement projects and a gravel-road paving project.
“Once again this year, we’re doing everything we can to spread our funding across as many roads as possible, with numerous safety, pavement-condition and bridge and culvert improvement projects,” stated RCOC Managing Director Dennis Kolar. “As always, during construction season, there will be some inconvenience for motorists as we improve the roads, but that short-term pain will result in long-term improvements to the road system. We thank motorists, residents and businesses for their patience while we make these improvements” Kolar added.
A few examples of this year’s projects include:
- The major resurfacing of 12 Mile Road from Orchard Lake Road to Autumn Ridge in Farmington Hills.
- The major resurfacing of Greenfield Road from Lincoln Road to 12 Mile Road in Southfield, Berkley and Oak Park.
- The replacement of the Deerhill Street bridge over Deer Lake Creek in Independence Twp.
- Construction of a roundabout at the Wixom Road/Duck Lake Road/Sleeth Road intersection on the Milford Twp./Commerce Twp. Border.
- Preventative maintenance on the 14 Mile Road, Franklin Road and Inkster Road bridges over the Rouge River in Franklin, Bloomfield Twp. and West Bloomfield Twp.
For more information on RCOC construction projects, visit the Road Projects page of the RCOC website, www.rcocweb.org.
In addition to the major construction projects, RCOC will conduct a number of simple resurfacing projects, known as preservation overlays, which involve placing approximately two inches of asphalt on a road that is in moderate condition to extend the life of the road. The list of preservation overlay projects will be released within the next month.
2026 RCOC Road Improvement Program (RIP)
This list includes projects expected to be constructed in 2026.
Repair, Rehabilitate & Resurface (repair road base and add 3 to 4 inches of new asphalt)
- 12 Mile Road, Orchard Lake to Autumn Ridge in Farmington Hills $ 3.4 million
- 12 Mile Road, Novi to Farmington in Novi and Farmington Hills $10.8 million
- Greenfield Road, Lincoln to 12 Mile in Southfield, Berkley and Oak Park $ 4.2 million
- Novi Road, 8 Mile to 9 Mile (two-year project started in 2025) in Novi and Northville $ 6.8 million
- Pontiac Trail, 9 Mile to the CSX railroad tracks in South Lyon and Lyon Twp. $ 11.6 million
Intersection Improvement
- Wixom/Duck Lake/Sleeth intersection (construct roundabout) in Milford and Commerce townships
$ 2.2 million
Pave Gravel
- Pontiac Lake Road, Margie to Kingston in White Lake Twp. (start in 2026, finish in 2027) $5.8 million
Bridge Replacements
- Deerhill Street over Deer Lake Creek in Independence Twp. $ 1.5 million
- Edgeorge Street over the Clinton River in Waterford Twp.
- Emburke Street over the Clinton River in Waterford Twp. (replace with pedestrian bridge) $ 2.9 million
(Edgeorge and Emburke bridges will be bid as one project)
Bridge Rehabilitations
- 14 Mile Road over the Rouge River in Franklin and Bloomfield Twp.
- Franklin Road over the Rouge River in Franklin and Bloomfield Twp.
- Inkster Road over the Rouge River in Bloomfield Twp. and West Bloomfield Twp. $ 1.7 million
(all three bid as one project)
Culverts
- 10 Mile Road over the Rouge River in Farmington Hills $ 1.5 million
- Avonlea Street over the Huron River in White Lake Twp. $ 1.6 million
- Heatherwood Street over the Huron River in Commerce Twp. $ 800,000
- Walnut Lake Road over the Rouge River in West Bloomfield Twp. (includes simple
Resurfacing of Walnut Lake from Orchard Lake to Middlebelt) $ 1.9 million
- Bonnie Briar St. over Pontiac Lake Canal in White Lake Twp. $ 100,000
Total annual construction costs for projects to be constructed in 2026: $56.8 million
Link to road improvement list (pdf): https://www.rcocweb.org/DocumentCenter/View/13679/RIP-List-