This app made by a Michigan native pokes fun at state’s rough roads

by Fix MI State | Aug 3, 2018 | Roads & Bridges

Badly paved roads are a constant headache for Michiganders. One Michigan native decided to take that headache and turn it into a game. Joey Stinson, 27, of Fenton, created “Get Up North,”an app where players swipe left and right to avoid potholes and those...

Flooding, bacteria prompt mass beach closures throughout U.P., Michigan

by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2018 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

An unusually high number of beach closures and water contamination advisories is hitting Michigan at the height of this tourism season — most of them in an idyllic slice of the Upper Peninsula that was devastated by historic flooding. Health officials had closed...

Federal loans awarded to six Michigan rural water system improvement projects

by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater

Six Michigan projects were granted federal loans to upgrade water and wastewater systems in rural communities this week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that $267 million in loans would be spread across 103 infrastructure projects across the...

Beach closures prompt questioning of how lakes, sewers are maintained

by Fix MI State | Jul 19, 2018 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

Amid a blistering summer swelter, there has been something affecting Michiganders statewide: the number of park and beach closures as a result of abnormal levels of toxicity. Bacteria is so prevalent that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, or MDEQ,...

Investing in Michigan’s Infrastructure – Building for Economic Growth

by Fix MI State | Jul 19, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater

Infrastructure underlies and supports modern society. Roads and bridges, a reliable and efficient power grid, clean water, and advanced communications technology are the backbone of the economy. Infrastructure investment has driven our state’s and nation’s greatest...