A stretch of road that is difficult to travel will get re-surfaced thanks to a cooperative spirit between two township supervisors.
About a mile-and-a-half stretch of County Line Road located between Jossman and Thayer roads will get the limestone and chloride resurfacing. The road borders on both Genesee and Oakland counties.
Both township supervisors say they have received numerous complaints about the uneven road.
‘The road has lots of problems. Ambulances, school buses, residents and mail carriers are having trouble getting down that road,? said Groveland Township Supervisor Bob DePalma.
Atlas Township Supervisor Paul Amman said he has worked with DePalma on a number of projects; however, this will be the first time both townships have successfully implemented a strategy to fix the road, which was resurfaced about 9 years ago.
‘There has been some confusion about which county is responsible for fixing the road, but I don’t think anyone cares who it belongs to, they just want it fixed,? said Amman.
Both townships will take $30,500 out of their general funds to pay for the resurfacing.
‘We will save $30,500, but we will also have to spend it,? said Amman.
Oakland County only gives two options for resurfacing roads.
‘We can pave a half mile of road for $1.5 million or lay down gravel. Limestone isn’t an option for us because Oakland County doesn’t have the equipment to do it. I am excited to do this project with Goodrich, because Genesee County has the equipment to limestone and I will be able to use this project as an example to Oakland County,? said DePalma. ‘This project will prove that limestone and chloride ultimately reduces the costs of road resurfacing over the long haul. Paul came to us at the onset to present the situation to us as a way of being proactive. Since Genesee County has the equipment to limestone and chloride the road, that’s what we are going to do. A lot can get done when we work together.?