'The Worst of the Worst' Intersections in Troy to be Repaired

Tri-Party Program funds will be used to pay for concrete slab replacements at "the worst of the worst" areas of Troy this year.

Repairs are expected to begin this spring at the intersection of Crooks Road and Interstate 75, according to City Engineer Steve Vandette at this week's Troy City Council meeting.

Crooks and I-75, including a small portion of northbound lanes south of the entrance ramp, is one of four project locations in Troy on Oakland County-owned roads as part of the 2013 Tri-Party cost participation agreement. The other three locations are:

• Long Lake Road crossovers, east and west of Livernois Road
• Livernois Road, south of Long Lake Road
• Big Beaver Road at Troy Sports (spot repair) 

Repairs are expected to finish at Crooks and I-75 on June 30, said Vandette, who characterized the condition of the intersection as the worst in the city. Bids will go out for the other three projects sometime after the new fiscal year, he said.

"The mess at I-75 and Crooks is pretty large," said Mayor Dane Slater at Monday night's meeting. "Is the intent just to do that intersection there?"

Vandette replied that because Oakland County previously made a request for federal funding to repair the northbound side in a future year, that Tri-Party funds should be used to pay for only "the worst of the worst."

However, in addition to the Tri-Party plans, he said that Oakland County has made plans to replace traffic signals and curb ramps required by the Americans with Disabilities Act this year.

The 2013 Tri-Party agreement includes the remainder of the 2012 additional funds ($232,330) plus the new 2013 allocation of $300,748 — "about half of what it was five years ago," Vandette said. The city's share of the Tri-Party program is one-third (1/3) or $177,692 of the total amount. 

Several communities have dropped out of the Tri-Party program as they are not able or willing to provide the 1/3 local match and as such the city's share of the program has been increased. 

City Council unanimously approved the agreement.

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