State transportation plan schedules road and bridge work serving Morrice in 2026

Road and bridge work serving Morrice is scheduled in Michigan’s 2026 transportation program, including full reconstruction of part of Parmenter Road, replacement of the Hibbard Road bridge over Burgess Drain and resurfacing on West Britton Road.

The projects are included in the Michigan Department of Transportation’s FY 2026-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program, published in 2026. The program establishes transportation programming for the 2026 construction year, but it does not by itself set exact construction dates, traffic-control plans, detours or final expenditures.

Projects listed for Morrice

The Parmenter Road project calls for full reconstruction from Morrice Road to the western village limits. The listed project length is 0.623 mile, with an estimated total cost of approximately $282,055.

The program also lists replacement of Hibbard Road Structure No. 9794 over Burgess Drain. The bridge replacement has an estimated total project cost of approximately $984,000.

West Britton Road appears in two parts of the 2026 program. One project covers the road from Morrice Road to the western village limits, a listed distance of 0.503 mile. A separate resurfacing segment extending toward Bray Road carries an estimated total cost of approximately $1.346 million.

The STIP also lists a 2026 transit-capital project for the Morrice Area Transportation Agency. The approved project information identifies the project but does not provide additional scope details in the source summary.

What residents should expect

Construction on these roads and the bridge could affect daily travel for Morrice residents, commuters, school-bus operators, farms and local businesses. Work may require traffic changes, detours or temporary access adjustments, although the transportation program does not state that any road is currently closed or identify whether all of the listed projects will occur at the same time.

The listed projects bring hundreds of thousands of dollars in state, federal and local transportation investment into Morrice’s immediate road network. The figures in the program are programmed project costs, not newly awarded grants announced in August 2026.

Where to watch for schedules

The Shiawassee County Road Commission is the local agency identified as the appropriate source for construction schedules, closures and detour information affecting Morrice-area county roads. Residents, employers and school transportation operators should look to the commission’s public information channel for those updates as the 2026 work advances.