by Fix MI State | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
GENESEE COUNTY, MI – A power outage at a pump station led to raw sewage being dumped over the weekend into the Flint River. A statement notes the city of Flint’s Water Pollution Control Facility discharged an unspecified amount of sewage from its Third Avenue...
by Fix MI State | Nov 23, 2020 | Roads & Bridges, Uncategorized
MARQUETTE — Using targeted technology as well as low-cost, system-wide improvements, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across the Upper Peninsula this year have been designed to make roads safer. MDOT safety projects are part of a larger effort to...
by Fix MI State | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Unlike previous lame-duck sessions, Michigan lawmakers appear unlikely to take another stab at overhauling how the state funds roads and infrastructure. But they could end up in a heated not-in-my-backyard debate over where the aggregate materials needed to replace...
by Fix MI State | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
To say that 2020 has been an odd and challenging year is an understatement. For us in the road construction business, that holds true as well. Normally, during this time of year, projects would start to wind down before our Michigan winter sets in. But this year we...
by Fix MI State | Sep 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Michigan lawmakers have come to a bipartisan agreement on a budget for the new fiscal year, and despite being in a pandemic lawmakers say there are no deep cuts being made. State Representative Jim Haadsma credits billions in federal relief for allowing the state to...
by Fix MI State | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
LANSING — Once again, state lawmakers have delayed finding a plan to fix Michigan’s roads, which will only increase the cost and cause further deterioration to our transportation network. And in the meantime, our roads are not getting better on their own. Under...
