Detroit is the worst city in the U.S. to drive in, study says

by Fix MI State | Sep 17, 2019 | Roads & Bridges

The irony is almost too beautiful to admit, but according to WalletHub it’s true. The Motor City, the birthplace of American mobility that drove much of our country’s sprawl across its landscape, is the worst city to drive in. Factoring in four different...

Sinkhole opens outside Eastpointe school, another spotted in Fraser

by Fix MI State | Aug 29, 2019 | Dams & Other

Public works officials spotted and barricaded a sinkhole in front of Eastpointe Middle School, just in time to prevent any students getting near it. That 8-foot-deep void is one of two new sinkholes in Macomb County that required emergency repairs recently. Miller...

Ann Arbor shuts down Huron River trips due to sewage overflow

by Fix MI State | Aug 27, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater

Huron River trips between the city’s Argo and Gallup canoe/kayak liveries are closed due to a sewage spill. The city received a complaint Monday morning, Aug. 26 about sewage overflowing onto Ashley Street from a manhole, the city announced in a news release Tuesday...

Months after dire warnings, Flint spills 2 million gallons of raw sewage into river

by Fix MI State | Aug 21, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater

The city dumped an estimated 2 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Flint River Sunday, Aug. 18, just months after officials warned wastewater infrastructure was fast approaching a “critical point.” A partial report filed by the city with the state Department...

Sinkhole closes portion of Larned Street in downtown Detroit

by Fix MI State | Aug 19, 2019 | Roads & Bridges

Larned Street will be closed between the Lodge Freeway and Griswold Monday morning after a sinkhole was found Sunday below Larned and Shelby, the City of Detroit said in a news release. “Motorists coming downtown are encouraged to use Bagley or Jefferson as...