The Road Commission is in the process of building a roundabout at the State and Ellsworth intersection at the northern end of the project’s proposed bounds.īike lanes and pedestrian walkways would be installed as a part of the project. The project would also include the installation of two new roundabouts on State Road - one at the intersection of Morgan Road and another at the intersection of Textile Road. The township has estimated that about $12 million will be generated during that 20-year period, which Grewal said will be used only for the State Road improvement project.Īccording to a plan drafted by the Road Commission in conjunction with township officials, the overhaul will include expanding State Road from two lanes to a boulevard-style four lane configuration with a narrow median from Airport Drive to Campus Parkway. Red areas are developed and yellow areas are undeveloped.

Shaded areas indicate the properties that would be a part of the corridor improvement authority in Pittsfield Township. Grewal said the township will pursue a tax increment finance plan that will capture 50 percent of the increased property value over a 20-year period. The corridor improvement authority includes commercial properties adjacent to State Road from Pittsfield Township’s northern bounds on Interstate 94 to West Michigan Avenue. “The hope is to leverage the only local financing tool left in our tool box to attract federal funds to do a major overhaul to this corridor,” Grewal said.

Similar to a Downtown Development Authority, it will allow the township to collect increases in taxable value due to new development within the authority’s bounds. Wednesday at the township hall to vote on creating a Corridor Improvement Authority for State Road - the first of its kind in Washtenaw County. The township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting 11 a.m. Pittsfield Township is seeking an overhaul to this corridor that would widen State Road to four lanes with a narrow median in a boulevard configuration, with new roundabouts at Morgan and Textile. South State Road at the intersection of West Textile Road on Tuesday, July 23.

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