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Engineering Services
(A Division of Public Services)
City Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Roger Rousse, Director of Public Services
Phone: (248) 656-4640
Fax: (248) 656-4758
E-mail: dps@rochesterhills.org
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Engineering Forms & Documents
including the Engineering Standards and Detail Sheets adopted July 21, 2008.
Master Thoroughfare Plan Final Report
The Rochester Hills Master Thoroughfare Plan Update was an opportunity for the community to anticipate travel needs for the next 20 years and to ensure that various modes of transportation are appropriately combined in a realistic plan. Improvements to roadways and non-vehicular facilities that accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists are realistic transportation elements that require balance to form an implementable plan. The continuing pressure of increased fuel prices also required examining the role of transit important for a forward-looking community. These improvements could not happen if the policies and infrastructure that permit them were not in place. The Master Thoroughfare Plan Update was undertaken to anticipate the likely patterns of travel by all modes and define how these improvements can be made within the reasonably foreseeable future with legitimate sources of revenue .
Citizens Pathway Committee Information
ROUND-ABOUTS-What are they?
Here is some information from the Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC)........
Roundabouts, a relatively new form of circular intersection, are an alternative to traditional signalized intersections. They were developed by traffic engineers in England, who, after a substantial amount of research, concluded that the roundabout is the safest, most efficient design for many intersections.
- Roundabouts are not the same as the traditional traffic circles that were built around the US in the first two thirds of the 20th century. In fact, there are some significant differences:In many traditional traffic circles, before entering the circle, traffic must come to a complete stop and then make a 90-degree turn into the circle. In a roundabout, traffic merges into the circle at a much lesser angle – vehicles do not have to come to a full stop at the circle, but simply merge into traffic.
- Roundabouts are generally much smaller than traffic circles, which reduces vehicle speed within the circle, thus reducing the likelihood of accidents.
ROUNDABOUTS IMPROVE SAFETY
Studies* indicate roundabouts result in:
- • 37% fewer crashes
- • 51% fewer injuries
The crashes that do occur tend to be much less serious and rarely fatal, because they are typically low-speed sideswipes and rear-end collisions, rather than the head-on, left-turn and high-speed broadside collisions that occur at signalized intersections.
*Source: Federal Highway Administration's "Roundabouts: An Information Guide."
Click here to view video about round-abouts from RCOC.
Click here for more information from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Click here for information from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Workshops:
Click here to be taken to The Clinton River Watershed Council's Calendar of Events
Stony/Paint Creek Subwatershed Management Plan
Something you should know..............!
Stony/Paint Sub watershed Management Plan Group (SWAG) has been awarded the 2005 Johanna Roskopp Award by the Clinton River Watershed Council. This award is given out annually for recent, outstanding contributions to protecting, improving, or celebrating the Clinton River, its watershed, and Lake St. Clair. Rochester Hills has been an active participant in the SWAG and planning for the plan.
Click here to view the Stony/Paint Creek Subwatershed Management Plan on the Clinton River Watershed Council's website (also available for viewing at City Hall in the DPS/Engineering Dept./second floor)
Engineering Dept.-Services Performed:
Water and Sewer Utilities
Construction Activity
Traffic
Pathways
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Review of construction plans for residential subdivisions (not single home family) and commercial development
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Implementation of traffic and safety systems throughout the City including signs, signals and roadways
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Inspection of construction activities to ensure compliance with City standard ordinances
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Processing of permits for construction within the road right-of-way
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Administration of contracts for construction of roads and underground utilities
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Coordination of construction projects with other governmental agencies
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Illicit discharge compliance
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Provide updates of all records regarding utilities, streets & pathways
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