Dexter Township Road Projects for 2026

Dexter Township has its list of road projects for 2026, as it reached an agreement at its April 21 township board meeting with the Washtenaw County Road Commission.

The agreement will see $289,000 worth of road work done with Dexter Township contributing 146,821 and the county’s local matching funds at $142,179. The Sun Times News followed up with Dexter Township Supervisor Lonnie Scott to ask about the agreement.

“This will allow us to do our planned maintenance and maximize our match with the county to repair 100 percent of our unpaved neighborhood roads,” Scott said. “We also will be reinstating our Local Roads committee to be able to create a policy to look at the best way to maximize our future county road match funds to tackle our paved neighborhood roads. The ability to do this is a result of the board being dedicated to getting Township roads into better condition.” 

The reason behind the township looking to the county with help with roads is that under statute the township does not have jurisdiction over the local roads, “that responsibility falls to the County.”

“However, Townships obviously have a vested interest for their roads to be in good condition for their residents. For that reason townships collaborate with county for road repairs,” Scott said. “In Washtenaw County, that’s through the local road match program. This year the match was doubled and Dexter Township budgeted to use the entire available match.”

The township projects planned include:

Bell Road East, Huron River Drive to Dead End (0.39 Miles): Work to include drainage improvements, forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 400 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated total project cost: $ 17,000.

Bell Road West, Dexter Pinckney Road Dead End (0.65 Miles): Work to include forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 100 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 5,000.

Bass Avenue, Portage Lake Avenue to McGregor Road (0.09 Miles): Work to include shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 23A Limestone (C.I.P.) (approximately 200 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 6,000.

Winston Drive, Dexter-Pinckney Road to County Line (0.44 Miles): Work to include shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 23A Limestone (C.I.P.) (approximately 800 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 22,000.

Huron Street, McGregor Road to Portage Lake Avenue (0.09 Miles): Work to include shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 100 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 3,000.

Thurston Road, Dexter Townhall Road to End of Road (0.26 Miles): Work to include forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 500 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 15,000.

Glenwood Drive, Dexter Townhall Road to Silver Drive (0.05 Miles): Work to include forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 3″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 100 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 4,000.

Silver Drive, Glenwood Drive to End of Road (0.08 Miles): Work to include forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 3″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 100 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 4,000.

Rainbow Drive, Hankered Rd to Noah (0.31 Miles): Work to include drainage improvements, forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 700 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 25,000.

Webbs Shore Drive, North Lake Orchard Drive to End of Road (0.37 Miles): Work to include forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 3″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 500 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 16,000.

Noah Road, Rainbow Drive to End of Road (0.86 Miles): Work to include drainage improvements, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 5″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 2,500 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 59,000.

McGuiness Road, Fleming Road to End of Road (0.60 Miles): Work to include forestry, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 3″ of 22A Gravel (C.I.P.) (approximately 1,100 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 32,000.

Wylie Road, Dexter Pinckney Road to Island Lake Road (0.92 Miles): Work to include drainage improvements, shaping the existing surface, and the application of 4″ of 23A Limestone (C.I.P.) (approximately 2,500 tons) with associated dust control and project restoration. Estimated project cost: $ 71,000.

Photo: Wylie Road will be one of the more expensive projects. Photo by Lonnie Huhman