Hard Surface Roads

• Why do you spread all that tar and gravel on the paved roads?

• What are "All Season" roads?

• What are seasonal weight restrictions?
  

Gravel, dirt and Unimproved Roads

• We live on a gravel road and would like to have it paved...

• I can not leave my windows open because of the dust.......

• Our gravel road is a muddy mess!  Can you do something to stop this springtime situation?

• Now that the frost is out, why are you pulling in the sod and making a huge mess on the gravel roads?

• The gravel road I live on is full of holes - when are you going to grade it?
  

Signs & Traffic Control

• Who decides where traffic control devices are placed?

• Can you install a "Children at play" sign on my street?

• How are speed limits established?

• There have been a lot of accidents at a corner in our neighborhood.  I think we should have a traffic signal there.  If I get enough signatures, can we have one?
  

Right-of-Way, Trees and Roadside Structures

• What is the Road Commission right of way?

• When do I need to get a permit from the Road Commission?

• Do I need a permit for a new driveway even if I do the work myself?

• There is a dead deer on the side of the road ....

• Where can I install my mailbox?

• What type of mailbox can I install?

• Can the road commission remove my mailbox?

• I want to plant some trees/flowers along the road.  Is that okay?

• Can I fill in the ditch in front of my property?

• Why are you cutting down the trees on my road?

• I don't want you to spray my roadside with herbicides.  What can I do to prevent this from happening?
  

Winter Maintenance

• Where can I get information on current road conditions in Michigan?

• How do you determine in what order to plow roads?

• Is it legal to pass a snowplow?

• A road commission truck pushed snow back into my driveway after I cleaned it out.....

• Why does the road commission push the snow off the road onto the shoulder, only to come back to push the snow farther back on the shoulder?

• Your plow truck knocked down my mailbox .....

• Why do bridges and overpasses freeze before the surface of the road?

• Why can't salt be put on roads and bridges before it snows?

• What is the importance of pavement and ground temperatures?  Why not rely on just air temperatures?

• I've seen snowplows driving along during a storm with their plows raised.  Why aren't they plowing?

• Why do workers spray liquid onto the roadways before a big storm arrives?

• Why would salt be spread on a bare highway after a snowstorm is over.