Construction preview: 15 of Washtenaw County's busiest roads that will see orange barrels this year

The two largest projects using much of the federal funding have already been announced: The Ford Boulevard Bridge reconstruction project in Ypsilanti Township, as well as the roundabout planned for South State Street and Ellsworth Road in Pittsfield Township.

Federal dollars also will be funding about 80 percent of the following intersection projects:

• A roundabout for Geddes and Ridge roads in Superior Township, including the replacement of a culvert on Ridge Road over Fowler Creek
• Converting the intersection on East Austin Road to Eisman Road from a “Y” to a “T” configuration in Bridgewater Township just east of Manchester
• Adding a small raised median on Carpenter Road just south of Packard Road in Pittsfield Township
• Adding a center left turn lane from North Territorial Road to Whitmore Lake Road in Northfield Township
• Adding a traffic signal to the intersection of Martz and Rawsonville roads in Ypsilanti Township, as well as a center left turn lane on Rawsonville Road

The following mill and overlay projects on major roads will be funded by the federal funds this year:

• 1.4 miles of Dexter-Chelsea Road to the west of Dexter from Wylie Road in Lima Township to Ann Arbor Street in Scio Township
• 1 mile of Ann Arbor-Saline Road from Textile Road to the Saline city limits in Lodi Township
• 2.8 miles of Austin Road from Boettner Road in Bridgewater Township to just east of Grass Road in Saline Township
• 2.9 miles of Stony Creek Road from Saline Milan Road to Carpenter Road in York Township
• About 1 mile of Packard Road from Golfside to Ypsilanti city limits in Ypsilanti Township
• 1.1 miles of West Michigan Avenue from the Interstate 94 overpass to the Ypsilanti city limits in Ypsilanti Township
• Fixing crack in the center line of 1 mile of Ellsworth Road from Carpenter to Golfside roads in Pittsfield Township
• 1.1 miles of South Grove Street from Ypsilanti city limits to South Harris Road in Ypsilanti Township
• 0.6 miles of Tyler Road from Dorset Avenue to Wiard Road in Ypsilanti Township
• 1.7 miles of Holmes Road from North Prospect Road to Spencer Lane in Ypsilanti Township
• 3 miles of Geddes Road from North Prospect Street to the county line in Superior Township
• 0.6 miles of Plymouth Road from Whitehall Drive to North Dixboro Road in Ann Arbor Township
• 3.7 miles of Pontiac Trail from North Dixboro Road to just south of Seven Mile Road in Salem Township
• 1 mile of Gottfriedson Road from North Territorial Road to just south of M-14 in Salem Township
• 1 mile of Gottfriedson Road from just south of M-14 to Plymouth Ann Arbor Road in Salem Township

The Road Commission is continuing to coordinate a reconstruction effort for Ann Arbor-Saline Road, which was pushed back to 2014 after the Michigan Department of Transportation did not come through with its portion of the funding for this year.

MDOT is planning to resurface portions of Interstate 94 and M-14 around Ann Arbor this summer, and the city of Ann Arbor has announced eight major road construction projects as well.

View 2013 Washtenaw County Road Commission projects in a larger map