Why not just require road agencies to be more efficient? How about privatizing some of the services they provide?
Michigan's road agencies in general, and county road commissions in particular, are already some of the most privatized public operations. Consider the Road Commission for Oakland County:
- Since 2007, RCOC has reduced its staff by about 35 percent due to the road-funding crisis.
- Today, RCOC has fewer employees than at any time since at least 1962, when the county had half the population it has today and one fifth the traffic.
However, we are doing more work than ever today -- we are doing it through contracted services.
We have contracted out not only the major construction work, such as paving, widening, and resurfacing, but many maintenance activities as well. In other words, road agencies are already among the most efficient public agencies in the state.

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1. How does the Oakland County Federal Aid Task Force Funding Committee rate projects?
2. Why isn't litter pickup at the top of the Road Commission's priority list? Whose responsibility is it?
3. Which Roads are plowed first? Why does it take so long for our subdivisions to be plowed?
4. Why not just require road agencies to be more efficient? How about privatizing some of the services they provide?
5. Does the Road Commission plan for future projects?
6. What is the Road Commission doing to help protect our environment?
7. Does Oakland County have special road problems?
8. What steps are involved in starting and completing a road project?
9. What can we do about the traffic congestion problem in Oakland County?
10. What are the different levels of road jurisdiction?
11. How often does the Road Commission sweep roads?