Bloomfield Township will extend its pedestrian path network along Quarton Road, after trustees approved a $1.7 million construction contract this month.

The board awarded the 2026 Jan Roncelli Safety Path contract to OCG Company for $1,708,561.20, according to the township's meeting synopsis. The project covers Route 32, a segment along Quarton Road that adds 0.23 miles of new path. The route was chosen based on the 2024 Safety Path Master Plan update.

Trustees also approved planned routes for the 2027 safety path program, which would add another 1.32 miles. R. Corey Almas, the township's director of engineering and environmental services, explained how the routes were selected, the synopsis states.

The Quarton Road segment is a joint project with the City of Birmingham. According to project documents from a joint resident meeting, the work will complete a continuous sidewalk and safety path along the south side of Quarton Road from Telegraph Road to Woodward Avenue, providing pedestrian connectivity for students walking to Covington School.

The Jan Roncelli Safety Path Program, named for former Township Clerk Janet Roncelli, has installed 79.47 miles of path since 1998. About 7.2 miles of master plan routes remain to be built, according to a February 2026 township open house notice.

The township held a public open house on March 10 at the Dave Payne Public Services Building from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to gather resident input on the 2026 route. Hubbell, Roth & Clark, a Bloomfield Hills engineering firm, is the consulting engineer on the project.

At the same Aug. 24 meeting, trustees approved a $1,702,157 sanitary sewer rehabilitation contract to Pipeline Management Companies and an interlocal agreement with Oakland County for its emergency notification system.

The Board of Trustees meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at Township Hall. With 7.2 miles of planned routes still ahead, the 2027 construction phase covering 1.32 miles is next on the program's agenda.