What money does RCOC use to pave gravel roads?
RCOC relies on federal road funds, derived from the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax for most major road improvements, including road widenings, reconstruction projects and gravel road paving. The federal road dollars that come to Oakland County are distributed by the 14-member Oakland County Federal Aid Task Force Funding Committee. RCOC has two seats on this committee. Ten of the committee members represent the cities, villages and townships in the county. The remaining two represent the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and SMART, the suburban bus system, which is an eligible recipient. However, many developers in Oakland County have paved gravel roads recently in an effort to provide better access to their developments. In fact, far more roads are every year paved by developers than by the Road Commission.
