The Roscommon County Road Commission utilizes Oxcart permits to efficiently manage and track road use requests, ensuring safe and compliant movement of oversized or overweight vehicles across county roadways.
In Accordance with Act 200 of the Public Acts of 1969 any activity or use of county road right- of-way other than for highway travel purposes does require a permit from the Road Commission.
Your cooperation will help keep our roadways safe for vehicle traffic and reduce the future maintenance expense of our county road system.
Please follow your local post office guide for installation.
Closing a road or portion of a road for festivities, such as a parade, or for decorations such as banners that would overhang the traveled portion of a road, are issued upon the request of an authorized government official. Adequate arrangements must be made to handle traffic during the closure. A banner must be fastened securely and clear the road by at least 18 feet.
Within the Right-of-Way Permission must be received from the Road Commission to remove, tunnel under or trim trees in the road right-of-way.
The construction of a driveway or reconstruction or modification of an existing driveway requires a Road Commission permit. A permit also is required when the use of land served by an existing driveway is changed or expanded.
Private Engineers and Surveyors Private field crews must secure permits before working in the county road right-of-way.
Permits are required to transport vehicles or loads that exceed the legal limit. Such permits will be issued if the vehicle or load cannot be easily dismantled or rearranged to come within the legal limits. The permits will not be issued during the time of weight restrictions.
To control soil erosion and water runoff, a permit is required to do any grading, stripping, excavating, filling, or other work that would change the earth in the road right-of-way.
Construction of utilities and other facilities in the road right-of-way, are subject to a number of standards regarding location, depth, construction methods and restoration.
Fences
Retaining Walls
Sprinkler Systems
Landscaping Rocks, Boulders or Berms
Filling existing drainage ditches or dumping debris
Planting trees, shrubs or bushes
Installing light posts or other encroachments
