Road Repairs!

Approved road work for 2008


- Crack seal and seal coat Munger hwy from the Tecumseh city limits to Mathews hwy
- Crack seal and seal coat portions of Billmeyer Hwy
- Crack seal and seal coat Newburg hwy

Completed Road projects for 2007

- crack seal only Ravenwood
- crack seal and chip coat Grange hwy
- crack seal and chip coat Pleasant drive and Vallydale
- grading and gravel work on Hewlett Hwy

Completed Road projects for 2006/2005

- North Adrian Hwy: replace culverts, remove/remill existing asphalt and repave.

Completed Road projects for 2004:

- Paving of Munger Road West of Matthews Highway to North Adrian Highway
- Sealcoat of Pleasant Drive and Valleydale Parkway
- Bridge replacement on North Adrian Highway (Joint project with Franklin Townshipp, State of Michigan, & Lenawee County Road Commission

Completed Road Work 2003

The following is a list of projects, completed in 2003, within Tecumseh Township by the Lenawee County Road Commission.

- Conklin Drive Recap
- Dillingham Drive/Crestview Sealcoat
- Hawthorne Drive Removal & Repave
- Meadowbrook Drive Recap
- Smith & Stone Roads Stone/Gravel Layer

Maintaining Roads

Many questions have been raised about the way our Township roads are maintained. The process over the years is as follows:

  1. Newly paved road.
  2. Crack & seal. (cracks only sealed with tar & stone)
  3. Seal coat - Tar & stone on complete road. This process could be done twice depending on the condition of the road.
  4. Repave or cap.
  5. Crack & seal second time.
  6. Seal coat second time.
  7. Remove existing (mill out) and repave.

The above process allows our roads to be maintained in a safe condition for automobiles at the lowest cost to our residents. Following this pattern our road improvements have averaged over $170,000 a year for the past 3 years. To avoid any seal coating with tar & stone and yet maintain our roads in a safe manner, we would need to increase our operating taxes by at least 2 mills per year. We as a board feel our current method is the most effective. But, we are interested in your thoughts & comments.

For any comments regarding road situations within the Township, please call Mike Feight at 423-7550.

For more information about roads in Lenawee County, please go to the Lenawee County Road Commission