What Do County Road Commissions Do?
The activities of road commissions vary from county to county. In rural counties, for example, road commissions spend a great deal of time maintaining gravel roads. Commissions in the urban, more populated counties of southern Lower Michigan split their time between maintaining gravel and paved roads. For most, however, winter maintenance (plowing and salting) is a top priority.
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County Road Commission Duties
- Snow removal, salting and sanding.
- Road and bridge construction, repair and maintenance.
- Surface treatments such as pavement overlays, sealcoats and chip and crack sealing.
- Gravel road maintenance including grading, berming, and dust control.
- Applying pavement markings and maintaining road signage.
- Ensuring steady and safe traffic patterns.
- Controlling roadside vegetation, mowing and brush cutting.
- Roadside ditch and drainage maintenance.
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