by Fix MI State | Jan 12, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan’s infrastructure isn’t just aging – it’s crumbling, collapsing and failing. While some infrastructure problems are hard to ignore, like the pothole-riddled Michigan roads, most remain invisible until a large-scale crisis erupts. Consider two recent examples:...
by Fix MI State | Jan 12, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Contact: Kelly Chesney 313-909-8203 kellyc@businessleadersformichigan.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLM Outlines Roadmap for Jump-Starting MI Infrastructure Improvements Independent Study Supports Findings of Governor’s Infrastructure Commission DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2016 –...
by Fix MI State | Jan 4, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A break in a storm water pipe caused a small sinkhole on Oakland Drive near Waldo Stadium on Tuesday. Crews found that sinkhole before any vehicles were impacted, but that area of Oakland remained blocked for some time. Newschannel 3...
by Fix MI State | Dec 23, 2016 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
On Dec. 5, 2016 The 21st Century Infrastructure Commission, composed of industry experts, educators, business leaders, and government officials from across the state, released its report that provides a long-term strategy to address Michigan’s infrastructure...
by Fix MI State | Nov 15, 2016 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Troy’s boil-water advisory, which owed to a water main that broke early Sunday morning, has been lifted after three days. The city’s announcement came in just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. While the break of the 84-inch water main and the water pressure — and...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2016 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Keith Creagh had the less-than-desirable front-row seat to much of the state’s response effort to the ongoing Flint water crisis. A longtime director of several state government agencies, Creagh was tapped to head the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality...
