On May 5th the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners no-voted the possibility of an August ballot measure granting a 0.5 mil tax revenue stream to a revenue starved County Road Commission.   There was disagreement over Road Commission plans to reserve 20% of the revenue for non motorized paths.

• The Washtenaw County Road Commission's table of ongoing 2016 road construction projects

Ryan Stanton's MLive reports:

• MLive: Commissioners vote against placing road tax on August ballot, May 5, 2016
• MLive: 9 Ann Arbor Streets that could be fixed with four year tax, May 4, 2016  
• MLive: New lawsuit alleges Washtenaw County illegally collected $24M in taxes, April 14, 2016
• MLive: Road Commission releases map of road projects funded by four year tax, April 7, 2016
• MLive: Michigan AG Bill Schuette says Washtenaw County [Road] taxes are illegal, Ben Freed, October 28, 2015
• MLive: Road tax renewed: Washtenaw County to see more than $7 million in repairs, September 15, 2015

   

• MDOT's 2040 long range transportation plan and public comment forms.
• Click here to view MDOT's November 12, 2015 public webinar about MDOT's long range transportation plan on Youtube.

At the March 29, 2016 Township Board meeting, the Road Commission presented its 2016 report.  It describes road conditions and a list of co-fundable road repair and maintenance projects.  WCRC Managing Director Townsend says he is budgeted only $1,500 per mile per year to do the work.  He said that the 0.5 mil millage on an upcoming ballot would help.

Here's the report.  It's about 5.7 MB in size.  As a service to you, the nine sideways pages in the original document were extracted and rotated.  The entire document may be read on your computer screen.  It's a pure pdf so you can zoom in as much as you like.

Washtenaw County Road Commission 2016 Annual Report to Northfield Township

MDOT's March 31, 2016 Press Release:

Contact: Kari Arend, MDOT Office of Communications
Fast facts:
- On March 10, the 8 Mile Road bridge over northbound US-23 was demolished due to damage suffered from an earlier crash.
- The 8 Mile Road bridge will be repaired and reopened to traffic this summer.
- Construction and travel information is available on the MDOT Mi Drive website and app: www.michigan.gov/drive.

March 31, 2016 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in cooperation with Northfield Township, has announced that starting this spring the 8 Mile Road bridge over northbound US-23 in Washtenaw County will be repaired and reopened to traffic this summer. Reopening the bridge in 2016 will restore emergency response time and assist businesses in the community during the busy summer travel months.

Read more: MDOT to Repair and Reopen 8 Mile Road Bridge by Summer 2016

An Unexpected Expense

Read more: 8 Mile Road at US-23 Bridge Gone. Now What?