OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has kicked off its 2026 road construction season, with nearly $60 million worth of road projects planned.
The work includes major resurfacing projects, the construction of a roundabout, two bridge projects, culvert repair and replacement and a gravel road paving project, according to a release from the road commission.
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“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,” said 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.”
Full list of projects
Here’s a full list of projects that are scheduled for the 2026 construction season:
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 ($14.2 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)
The total cost for these projects comes out to $56.8 million.
For more information, visit the RCOC’s website.