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Macomb County roads department approves paving, MDOT contracts and budget shifts to buy trucks and fund projects
Summary
The Macomb County Department of Roads committee recommended approval of a $597,740 pavement‑marking contract, a package of MDOT preventive maintenance and rehabilitation contracts, township cost‑shares for limestone roadwork, and a budget amendment that reallocates legacy liability reserve and OPEB trust funds to free roughly $1.85 million for roads, plus authority to purchase 20 additional chassis for the county fleet.
The Macomb County Department of Roads presented and the committee recommended approval of a set of 2025 contracts and a budget amendment that together aim to fund pavement markings, multiple MDOT bridge and rehabilitation projects, limestone cost‑share agreements with townships, and an accelerated purchase of tandem truck chassis.
The committee voted to recommend approval of a contract with PK Contracting for the county's 2025 Special Pavement Marking Project in the amount of $597,740.01. The department described the work as annual replacement of special pavement markings (arrows, crosswalks, stop bars) rather than longitudinal lane lines and said the program is one part of its pavement‑marking portfolio. The motion to recommend the contract passed by committee vote (recorded as 11-0).
The committee also recommended sending to the full board a bundle of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) preventive maintenance and rehabilitation contracts, covering multiple road and bridge locations and funded primarily by federal 80/20 programs. The presentation said the regional MDOT awards include federal funding for superstructure repairs and rural pavement preservation; individual items include the MDOT project for 14 Mile…
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