by Fix MI State | Jan 22, 2019 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan voters have once again ranked fixing infrastructure — roads, bridges, dams, drinking water systems and sewer systems — as the top problem facing the state, according to a 2018 survey conducted by EPIC-MRA for Fix MI State. The findings of the 2018 poll mirror...
by Fix MI State | Aug 20, 2018 | Dams & Other
The Blackhawk Dam along the Coldwater River is in a “stage of failure” and significant flooding is possible, according to a statement released by Branch County Emergency Management. The dam’s failure and flood warning were announced around noon...
by Fix MI State | May 31, 2018 | Dams & Other
Michigan is setting aside $50 million in state funding to help jumpstart what could be a $1 billion project to upgrade and modernize the aging Soo Locks, Gov. Rick Snyder and legislative leaders announced Wednesday. Snyder is urging the federal government to provide...
by Fix MI State | May 22, 2018 | Dams & Other
Work has been approved for a Flint dam that has needed improvements since the late 1970s. City council passed a resolution last week approving a $322,000 contract with Fisher Contracting Co. for repairs at the Kearsley Dam. The move came months after the city’s...
by Fix MI State | May 7, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says a pilot project has provided a roadmap on how the state can establish a statewide asset management system to better manage roads, water pipelines and other infrastructure. Among the recommendations are ensuring that all participants in a...
by Fix MI State | May 4, 2018 | Dams & Other
The Army Corps of Engineers had not heard from President Donald Trump as of Thursday about jump-starting the process to upgrade the Soo Locks after the president made a show last weekend of promising to immediately contact the agency. “We are not aware of the...
