by Fix MI State | Aug 6, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The water pipeline that burst open and flooded a historic street in Midtown late last month was laid below the cobblestone-covered street when Grover Cleveland was president. That there’s a 132-year-old 30-inch water main supplying water to one of...
by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
More than 24 hours hours after a wall of water flooded Canfield Street in Detroit’s Midtown district, one worker was still on the scene Sunday, pumping water from the historic street after a massive water main break. LGC Global has been contracted through the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 18, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Officials broke ground on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project Tuesday morning in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood, noting the project is about friendly U.S.-Canada relations, as well as jobs. Gov. Rick Snyder, joining leaders from Canada and Detroit to...
by Fix MI State | Jul 16, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Water main breaks are commonplace when the weather is cold. When the thermometer pushes 90 degrees? Not so much. That’s why it was odd to see several happen this week. Several breaks were reported Wednesday across western Wayne County, though it doesn’t...
by Fix MI State | Jul 16, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
George Cotton said the water had nowhere to go, “Uh, I would say 3-4 feet,” said George Cotton. The water flooded his basement, “You can see all the water and debris floating around and so forth,” said Cotton. A water main broke in front of his home on Friday, “It...
