by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Grosse Ile resident Mark Lane says his 16-year-old daughter was cut off, flipped off and yelled at in a road rage incident after Wayne County abruptly closed one of only two connections to the largest island in the Detroit River, lengthening commutes by an hour or...
by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Following a 30-month closure, Canton Township’s new Lilley Road bridge was reopened to the public Monday afternoon — and not a moment too soon for neighboring residents who have grown tired of inconvenient detours. “Our 9-year-old daughter doesn’t...
by Fix MI State | Oct 28, 2019 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Ignorance isn’t bliss. Sometimes it takes an immense disaster to trigger necessary change. In the case of drinking water safety in Michigan, the Flint water crisis is that catalyst. It has been five years since news broke that thousands of Flint residents were...
by Fix MI State | Oct 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The Van Buren County Road Commission has launched a new app to allow residents to report non-emergency road problems. With SeeClickFix, people will be able to take a photo of a road issue, like a pothole, give its location, add a description, and click “submit” to...
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...
