The Monroe County Road Commission will spend more than $7 million to upgrade about 27 miles of primary roads in 15 townships in 2022.<\/p>\n
The improvements include hot-mix asphalting and microsurfacing primary streets that have deteriorated over the years due to heavy loads, winter frost and thawing. They are part of the road commissions five-year plan to upgrade primary routes and keep them safe and manageable for motorists.<\/p>\n
Construction on the primary roads will begin in the spring, said Dori Hawkins-Freelain, managing director of the road agency. The $7 million includes all improvements planned in 2022 andis similar to what the agency spent in 2021, she said.<\/p>\n
The director noted the road agency has done a really good job over the years getting our roads in shape with financial help from the townships.<\/p>\n
We work very closely with the townships on both primary and gravel roads, she said Wednesday. We want to continue to maintain these roads with a single stone-chip seal to (extend) the life of the roads. Even an overband crack fill can do that.<\/p>\n
The chip sealing and crack fills are less-expensive ways to maintain paved streets.<\/p>\n
The road agency gets calls from citizens about deteriorating conditions of some roads and attempts to resolve any concerns or safety issues, Hawkins-Freelain said.<\/p>\n
Weve had our normal complaints and are addressing them as we can, she said.<\/p>\n
Some townships that had roads resurfaced last year have no major improvements planned in 2022. Other roads in the county will get a lesser treatment of an overband crack fill or single stone-chip seal to maintain the road pavement surface.<\/p>\n
Following is a list of 13 of the 15 townships in the county that have some major resurfacing planned this year. The list is available under the countys 5-year Primary Road Plan from 2021-2025 on the road commissions Website (http:\/\/www.mcrc-mi.org\/constructionprojects.html<\/a>). All of the road improvements listed are subject to change based on available funding and project costs, the agency said.<\/p>\n Ash Township Maxwell Rd. from Scofield-Carleton Rd. to Carleton West Rd., .74 of a mile, hot-mix asphalt overlay. A single stone chip seal application is planned in 2023.<\/p>\n Bedford Douglas Rd. from Sterns Rd. to Dean Rd., one mile, microsurface; Douglas from Dean to Temperance Rd., one mile, microsurface; Jackman Rd. from Dean to Temperance, one mile, microsurface; Secor Rd. from Summerfield Rd. to Consear Rd., seven tenths of a mile, and St. Anthony Rd. from Summerfield to Secor, 1.12 miles, trench widening and hot-mix overlay.<\/p>\n Dundee -- Brewer Rd. from N. County Line Rd. to Bragg Rd., 1.06 miles, hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n Erie -- Temperance Rd. from S. Telegraph Rd. (US24) to Minx Rd., seven tenths of a mile, hot-mix asphalt and mill and fill.<\/p>\n Exeter -- Ostrander Rd. from the township line to Palmer Rd., .25 of a mile, hot-mix asphalt and mill and fill; Scofield-Carleton Rd. from Sumpter Rd. to Martinsville Rd., .74 of a mile, crush and shape and hot-mix asphalt overlay; Scofield-Carleton from Martinsville to Finzel Rd., 1.02 miles, crush and shape and hot-mix asphalt overlay; Sumpter Rd. from Scofield-Carleton Rd. to Shoemaker Rd., nine tenths of a mile, hot-mix asphalt and mill and fill; Sumpter from Shoemaker to S. Stony Creek, .18 of a mile, hot-mix asphalt and mill and fill, and Sumpter from S. Stony Creek to Stout Rd., 1.33 miles, hot-mix asphalt and mill and fill.<\/p>\n Frenchtown -- Dewey Rd. from the end of Pointe aux Peaux Rd., .35 of a mile, hot-mix overlay, and Pointe aux Peaux from N. Dixie Hwy. east, 2.41 miles, hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n Ida -- Ida Center Rd. from Douglas to Jackman, one mile, ultrathin, hot-mix asphalt overlay, and Ida Center from Jackman to Lewis, 1.01 miles, ultrathin, hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n London -- Ostrander Rd. from Yensch Rd. to Gramlick Rd., 1.53 miles, hot-mix asphalt mill and fill; Ostrander from Gramlick to the township line, 1.23 miles, hot-mix asphalt mill and fill, and Yensch from Day Rd. to Ostrander, 1.03 miles, hot-mix asphalt, scratch course and single chip seal.<\/p>\n Milan -- Dennison Rd. from Day to Couper Rd., 1.5 miles, hot-mix asphalt, multi-overlay; Ridge Rd. from N. County Line Rd. to Hack Rd., .54 of a mile, hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n Monroe -- Dunbar Rd. from Herr Rd. to S. Telegraph Rd. (US24), 1.03 miles, trench widening and hot-mix asphalt, mill and fill; Herr Rd. from Dunbar to S. Custer Rd. (M50), .88 of a mile, hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n Raisinville -- Yensch Rd. from Stewart Rd. to Day Rd., 1.02 miles, crush and shape and a hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n Summerfield -- Ida Center Rd. from Sylvania-Petersburg Rd. to Teal Rd., 1.18 miles, hot-mix asphalt overlay; Ida Center from Teal to Summerfield Rd., .83 of a mile, Single chip seal and a hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n Whiteford -- St. Anthony Rd. from US23 to Whiteford Rd., .90 of a mile, trench widening and hot-mix asphalt overlay, and St. Anthony from Whiteford to Summerfield, .97 of a mile, trench widening and hot-mix asphalt overlay.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Follow this link: <\/p>\n Primary roads in 13 townships to get major resurfacing this year - Monroe Evening News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Monroe County Road Commission will spend more than $7 million to upgrade about 27 miles of primary roads in 15 townships in 2022. The improvements include hot-mix asphalting and microsurfacing primary streets that have deteriorated over the years due to heavy loads, winter frost and thawing Continue reading