Crossroads Magazine

The County Road Association of Michigan’s quarterly magazine, Crossroads, is available now.

Each edition of Crossroads showcases a feature story and case study linked to the editorial topic of the issue. Other regular magazine features include:

Innovation Alley; Communication Corner; Between the Lines legal issues brief, legislative and member profiles; a feature story focusing on emerging issues in finance and human resources; and much more.

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2024-2025 Crossroads

• Spring – Constructing a Path to Innovation (Download)
• Winter – Building for the Future (Download)
• Fall – Cultivating Talent for Future Success (Download)

2023-2024 Crossroads

• Summer – Restoring and Maintaining for the Future (Download)
• Spring – Working to Get to “Yes” (Download)
• Winter – Urban Wetland Drives New Roads (Download)
• Fall – All in a Snow’s Day Work (Download)

2022-2023 Crossroads

• Summer – The new Common in Roscommon (Download)
• Spring – Electric Vehicles and Road Funding (Download)
• Winter – Passing the Torch (Download)
• Fall – Engineer, Farmer, Safety Champion (Download)

2021-2022 Crossroads

• Summer – Fretting Over Funding (Download)
• Spring – Bridging Into Innovation (Download)
• Winter – Water Under the Tub (Download)
• Fall – Kickin’ Up Dust (Download)

2020-2021 Crossroads

• Summer – Public Works at Work (Download)
• Spring – Just Keep Swimming (Download)
• Winter – Taking it to a New Level (Download)
• Fall – The 2020 Winter Issue (Download)

2019-2020 Crossroads

• Summer – Wave Goodbye to Some Shoreline Roads… (Download)
• Spring – Around the Bend: Calhoun County’s s-shaped culvert earns honors (Download)
• Winter – Innovation on the road! (Download)
• Fall – Presque Isle’s ‘High Wire’ Act (Download)

2018-2019 Crossroads

• Summer – Go Bridge or Go Home (Download)
• Spring – A View from Above (Download)
• Winter – Winter on the Peninsula (Download)
• Fall – Building bridges in the community (Download)

2017-2018 Crossroads

• Summer – Incoming! Invasive species in the right-of-way (Download)
• Spring – Who Owns That Tree? Community meets safety meets the law in the right-of-way (Download)
• Winter – Beyond Roads: The Little Rapids Restoration Project (Download)
• Fall – From the Mine to the Road: The Story Behind Road Salt (Download)

2016-2017 Crossroads

• Summer – Celebrating 100 Years of Innovation (Download)
• Spring – Weighmasters:  Our Road Protectors (Download)
• Winter – Bringing Gen Z into the county Road business (Download)
• Fall – Snow Issue (Download)

2015-2016 Crossroads

• Summer –  Preserving Michigan’s Historic Bridges (Download)
• Spring – Pre-Highway Conference and Road Show issue (Download)
• Winter – Road Funding Passes (Download)
• Fall – Snow and Ice – Best Practices for Winter Operations (Download)

If you’re interested in advertising in Crossroads, please contact Shelby Eva at the County Road Association office.