Lately, I've noticed that people have been talking about the construction going on 32 Mile and Mound/Eldred Road. This isn't the first time that the work on Mound Road has been discussed.
The September 26, 1984 issue of The Romeo Observer contained this photo of a sign on Mound Road. It mentions that people's tax dollars are being used for working on Mound between 26 Mile and 28 Mile Road.
But, citizens had their concerns, especially with how no work had been done yet up until that point. As a result, Macomb County Road Commission held an informational meeting at the Washington Elementary School to discuss future plans for the road in question. The hearing involved a discussion on the project and the "county's plans to put an asphalt surface on the roadway next year" since that part of Mound was dirt at that time as seen in the picture.
In addition, the plan required removing some trees and leveling some hills in the right-of-way.
Prior, the commission claimed that a "'base stabilization' process that would harden the roadway and control the dust would begin by early September" and was also supposed to include "the application of an additional gravel base."
While it's not clear how the project turned out, we know for certain that the asphalt was placed onto that road eventually. That section of Mound still has that surface today.
Regardless, it's nice to see what Mound Road between 26 Mile and 28 Mile Road looked like and when it started to change.
To learn more about past road constructions in the Romeo area, you can contact the Romeo Community Archives at rca@romemodistrictlibrary.org or call (586) 690-4890.
Images and sources courtesy of the Romeo Community Archives; Melvin E. and Joan D. Bleich Collection, The Romeo Observer, September 26, 1984, p.3-A