Summary
A $1.77 million MDOT project will finally add a mast-arm traffic signal and turn lanes at the chronically dangerous 26 Mile and Hayes intersection, where the road's odd skew has caused repeated crashes. The county's share is about $1.02 million, with state safety funds and local communities covering the rest.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 1
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 17, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
County cost is $1,020,200, with MDOT and local communities picking up the rest.
Drivers who travel 26 Mile and Hayes — especially those turning onto Hayes — get a safer, signalized intersection.
Mentions & discussions (7)
Board of Commissioners - Full Board - Oct 22, 2026
A $1.77 million MDOT contract with a $1.02 million county share will add signal mast arms at 26 Mile and Hayes Roads — a safety upgrade at a growing north-end intersection.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Committee - Oct 7, 2026
A $1.77 million MDOT project will finally add a mast-arm traffic signal and turn lanes at the chronically dangerous 26 Mile and Hayes intersection, where the road's odd skew has caused repeated crashes. The county's share is about $1.02 million, with state safety funds and local communities covering the rest.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Public Services and Records and Public Safety Committees - Sep 17, 2026
The county accepted recommendations on two federal Safe Streets grants — a $1.25 million safety program with a $100,000 county cost, and a $140,000 near-miss intersection analytics system with a $28,000 county cost.
Board of Commissioners - Full Board - Mar 26, 2026
Nearly $500,000 went to Dan's Excavating to modernize county traffic signals through July 2027.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Public Services and Records and Public Safety Committees - Mar 19, 2026
Two Clinton Township intersections (Moravian/Harrington and Harrington/Millar) will be rebuilt with safer box-span signals and roadside units that can eventually warn drivers about red-light running or wrong-way driving. The county is also a test bed for car manufacturers developing that vehicle-to-signal tech.
Board of Commissioners - Full Board - Feb 19, 2026
A resident asked for a roundabout feasibility study at North River Road near I-94 and a traffic light where Gratiot meets North Avenue after a fatal two-vehicle crash.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Public Services and Records and Public Safety Committees - Feb 12, 2026
Macomb, Shelby and Washington Townships are teaming with the county on a $1.25 million improvement of the 26 Mile and Hayes intersection, with $750,000 in federal funding and a county share of $252,005. Ray Township couldn't contribute, and the other three townships covered its share.
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