News Archive - 2006/2007

2007 Archived Articles

Waters Road Bridge Replacement Completed  (Posted 12-21-07)

Ceremony Held at the New Whittaker Road Bridge in Ypsilanti Township  (Posted 12-13-07)

Bethel Church Road Bridge Replacement Completed  (Posted 11-21-07)

Organizational Changes and Employee Layoffs Approved by the Board  (Posted 11-21-07)

2008-2012 Capital Improvement Plan Approved  (Posted 11-09-07)

Q & As About Winter Maintenance  (Posted 11-05-07)

Road Commission Ready for Winter  (Posted 11-05-07)

The High Price of Roads  (Posted 10-31-07)

Two More Retire from Road Commission  (Posted 10-24-07)

Case Road Culvert Replacement Completed  (Posted 10-11-07)

Whittaker Road Bridge Completed & Ceremony Held  (Posted 10-08-07)

Parker Road Bridge Reopening Ceremony  (Posted 10-01-07)

Third Maple Road Roundabout Opened  (Posted 9-21-07)

East Delhi Road Bridge Meeting Held  (Posted 9-18-07)

Willow Road Culvert Replaced  (Posted 9-14-07)

Seven Mile Road Bridge Reopens  (Posted 8-31-07)

WCRC Imposes Changes in Bridge Weight Restrictions  (Posted 8-17-07)

Bridge & Culvert Funding Approved  (Posted 8-13-07)

Three Additional Bridges Closed  (Posted 7-06-07)

Harris Road Bridge Closed  (Posted 7-03-07)

Seven Mile Road Bridge Closed  (Posted 7-03-07)

New Operations Director Named  (Posted 6-28-07)

How County Roads Are Funded  (Posted 6-13-07)

New Wilbur Road Bridge Dedication Ceremony  (Posted 5-18-07)

New Judd Road Bridge Dedication Ceremony  (Posted 4-24-07)

Two at Road Commission to Retire  (Posted 4-24-07)

Regional Group of Business and Road Leaders Endorse Drive MI Effort  (Posted 4-11-07)

Seasonal Weight Restrictions will be Lifted on April 9  (Posted 4-03-07)

Website Gets a New Look!  (Posted 4-02-07)

National Work Zone Awareness Week  (Posted 3-29-07)

Progress Made on the Main Street Bridge Replacement  (Posted 3-23-07)

Adopt-A-County Road Weekend Clean-Up Dates Scheduled  (Posted 3-22-07)

WCRC Receives Outstanding Public Relations Award  (Posted 3-14-07)

WCRC Meets with County Board to Discuss Road Funding Challenges  (Posted 2-18-07)

Discussion of Road Funding Challenges  (Posted 1-12-07)

Prater Elected 2007 Board Chair  (Posted 1-05-07)

2007 Archived Media Advisories

Clearing Snow from Driveways  (Posted 12-19-07 / Reposted 1-02-08)

Road Closure on Munger Road  (Posted 12-21-07)

Carpenter Road - Update  (Posted 12-07-07)

Whittaker Road Bridge Ceremony to be Held in Ypsilanti Township  (Posted 12-05-07)

Emerson Avenue - Road Segment Temporarily Closed  (Posted 11-28-07)

Wagner Road - Grinding Operation  (Posted 11-06-07)

Michigan Ave. (US-12) Intermittent Single Lane Closure  (Posted 10-31-07)

Old US-12 - Paving Underway  (Posted 10-30-07)

Hewitt Road - Intermittent Lane Closures & Shifts  (Posted 10-18-07)

Willis Road - Road Closure for Culvert Installation  (Posted 10-17-07)

Case Road Culvert Replacement  (Posted 10-05-07)

Whittaker Road Bridge Reopening Ceremony Planned  (Posted 10-02-07)

Mast Road/N. Territorial Road - Intermittent Lane Closures  (Posted 9-27-07)

Parker Road Bridge Reopening Ceremony  (Posted 9-26-07)

State Road - Intermittent Lane Closure  (Posted 9-26-07)

Parker Road Bridge Reopens  (Posted 9-25-07)

Old US-12 Resurfacing Project to Begin  (Posted 9-25-07)

Parker Road Bridge Project - Road Closures  (Posted 9-18-07)

Platt Road/Willis Road (Toyota) Project Begins  (Posted 9-12-07)

Carpenter Road Lane Closure  (Posted 9-07-07)

Ford Boulevard Resurfacing Project Begins  (Posted 9-05-07)

Maple Road - Third Roundabout Completion Delayed  (Posted 8-28-07)

REVISED: Carpenter Road - Concrete Paving Scheduled!  (Posted 8-23-07)

Carpenter Road - Concrete Paving Scheduled  (Posted 8-22-07)

Platt Road - Intermittent Lane Closure  (Posted 8-14-07)

Rawsonville Road - Intermittent Lane Closures  (Posted 8-10-07)

Sealcoat & Overlay Programs Begin  (Posted 8-02-07)

Two Maple Road Roundabouts & M-14 Ramps Reopened  (Posted 7-30-07)

Wagner Road Reconstruction - Update  (Posted 7-27-07)

EB M-14 Ramp & Foss Street - Temporary Closures  (Posted 7-27-07)

WB M-14 Ramp & Service Drive - Temporary Closures  (Posted 7-26-07)

Maple Road & M-14 Ramps - Temporary Closures  (Posted 7-24-07)

Huron River Drive - Lane Closure  (Posted 7-23-07)

Two Culverts Closed in Saline Township  (Posted 7-18-07)

Munger Road Closure  (Posted 7-17-07)

Two Bridges Closed  (Posted 7-02-07)

Whittaker Road Bridge in Ypsilanti Township  (Posted 6-20-07)

Wagner Road Reconstruction - Update  (Posted 6-19-07)

Carpenter Road Reconstruction - Update  (Posted 6-19-07)

Parker Road Bridge Replacement  (Posted 6-11-07)

Whittaker Road Bridges  (Posted 6-04-07)

M-14 Interchange Ramps at Maple Road will Temporarily Open  (Posted 5-29-07)

Jackson Road - Lane Closure  (Posted 5-29-07)

Traffic Signal Construction on Ellsworth Road  (Posted 5-29-07)

Wagner Road Reconstruction - Update  (Posted 5-15-07)

Reopening Ceremony for the New Judd Road Bridge  (Posted 5-14-07)

Hewitt Road - Lane Closures and Shifts  (Posted 5-14-07)

Reopening Ceremony for the New Wilbur Road Bridge  (Posted 5-07-07)

Ridge Road - Lane Closure  (Posted 4-30-07)

Asphalt Repairs on Ellsworth Road  (Posted 4-26-07)

Valley Circle - Road Closure  (Posted 4-25-07)

Peyton Avenue - Road Closure  (Posted 4-25-07)

Midvale Avenue - Lane Closure  (Posted 4-25-07)

Hewitt Road Water Main Installation  (Posted 4-25-07)

Hewitt Road - Lane Closure  (Posted 4-25-07)

Burns Avenue - Road Closure  (Posted 4-25-07)

Temporary Closure of the Nixon Road Bridge  (Posted 4-18-07)

Jackson Road - Lane Closure  (Posted 4-18-07)

Maple Road Project - Road Closures  (Posted 4-11-07)

Scio Church Road - Road Reopening  (Posted 4-04-07)

Wagner Road - Reconstruction Project Begins  (Posted 3-09-07)

2007 Archived Public Notices / Meetings

Public Hearing on 2008 Annual Budget  (Posted 11-28-07)

Public Info Meeting - To Discuss the East Delhi Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project  (Posted 8-27-07)

Public Info Meeting - To Discuss the Willis Road/Bemis Road/Platt Road Reconstruction & Widening Project  (Posted 7-26-07)

Additional Public Info Meeting - To Discuss the Morgan Road SAD  (Posted 6-11-07)

Public Info Meeting - To Discuss the Carpenter Road Reconstruction Project  (Posted 6-04-07)

Public Info Meeting to Discuss the Ford Boulevard Resurfacing Project  (Posted 4-16-07)

Public Info Meeting to Discuss the Morgan Road SAD  (Posted 4-03-07)

2006 Archived Articles

Wilbur Road Bridge Replacement  (Posted 12-22-06)

Drive Michigan Campaign  (Posted 12-20-06)

Capital Improvement Plan  (Posted 11-07-06)

Revenue Challenges  (Posted 11-02-06)

House Bill 5240  (Posted 9-27-06)