Articles tagged: Road commission
Heavy equipment, gravel trucks will be on Waters Road as improvement project nears end
Posted: Aug 09, 2012New gravel is coming this week to a mile stretch of Waters Road between Wagner Road and Gallinger Drive in Lodi Township that has been closed since June 22 for improvements. Read more »
Portion of Platt Road to be reduced to one lane for resurfacing
Posted: Aug 09, 2012An asphalt re-paving project in Pittsfield Township will reduce a portion of Platt Road to one lane for a business week beginning Friday, according to the Washtenaw County Road Commission. Read more »
Road millage won't be added in 2012 - but Washtenaw County officials consider broader tax hike
Posted: Dec 08, 2011The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a proposed tax increase for road improvements Wednesday night, citing a bad economy as the reason. But later in a lengthy report to the board, Chairman Conan ... Read more »
Washtenaw County leads the state in number of closed bridges
Posted: Jun 06, 2011Washtenaw County has the dubious distinction of having the most closed bridges in the state with five on its local roads, according to County Road Association of Michigan annual bridge findings released today. Read more »
Pittsfield Township's Arbor Woods subdivision residents looking for ways to calm traffic
Posted: May 22, 2011Residents in the Arbor Woods subdivision in Pittsfield Township have been trying to find ways to slow the traffic that travels through the housing complex on Hawks Avenue since 2005. Twice, residents have met with ... Read more »
Opinion: An expanded Washtenaw Road Commission board is the wrong answer
Posted: Jul 04, 2010As the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners considers expanding the Board of Road Commissioners, our organization wanted to go on record opposing the unnecessary expansion of administrative bureaucracy. In light of the severe financial distress ... Read more »
with poll: Expanding the Road Commission may not be the best idea
Posted: Jun 06, 2010At a time when other counties are debating whether they should disband their Road Commissions, here in Washtenaw County, we are talking about expanding ours. We understand the rationale behind the proposal to increase the ... Read more »
Washtenaw County Road Commission Warren Road reopens to traffic after culvert replacement
Posted: Nov 10, 2009The Washtenaw County Road Commission announced today that it has completed replacement of a failed culvert on Warren Road located between Earhart Road and Dixboro Road in Ann Arbor Township. Warren Road officially reopened to ... Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor's traffic roundabouts improve safety, data shows
Posted: Aug 27, 2009With Washtenaw County road officials planning more roundabouts in the coming years, new data concludes traffic circles recently built in Ann Arbor have reduced the number and severity of accidents. Statistics compiled by the Southeast ... Read more »
Washtenaw County Road Commission mulls $1.4 million more in service cuts
Posted: Aug 12, 2009Washtenaw County road officials are considering nearly $1.4 million worth of service reductions combined with a new prioritization of spending to steer through tough times, but first they want feedback from the public. The Road ... Read more »
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