Ann Arbor and Scio townships have combined resources for about $100,000 in improvements to Maple Road through agreements with the Washtenaw County Road Commission.

The project extends from Stein to 400 feet of Joy Road and includes tree removal, ditching, berm removal and shaping of the existing limestone surface, as well as dust control.

The townships will equally split the costs of the road work, which amounts to about $51,350 each.

The Scio Township cost is reduced to $44,200 thanks to about $7,160 in Road Commission matching funds.

“I’d like to commend Jim Harmon (director of operations) for all his hard work on this cooperative agreement that will make a substantial improvement to Maple Road south of Stein Road,” said Steve Puuri, commission managing director.

He said he hopes to go back to the townships next year to complete the southern portion of the road.

An additional agreement with Scio Township was also approved Tuesday afternoon at the regular Road Commission board meeting. The township agreed to about $25,200 in dust control for all certified gravel and limestone roads in the township.

A date for the road work has not been set.

The roads will receive two applications and the township will pay about $12,600, after using about the same amount in Road Commission matching funds.

Lisa Allmendinger is a regional reporter for AnnArbor.com, who covers the Road Commission. She can be reached at lisaallmendinger@annarbor.com.