Miller heads to White House for infrastructure session

by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other

Washington — Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller will take part in a listening session Thursday afternoon at the White House, where she’ll discuss the massive sinkhole in Fraser. President Donald Trump invited Miller to Washington among a...

Candice Miller to talk sinkholes, water repairs with White House

by Fix MI State | Jun 6, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

WASHINGTON — Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller will be back in the nation’s capital Thursday to talk with top White House officials about the Fraser sinkhole and the need for investment in the nation’s infrastructure. Miller, who served for 14...

Bay City’s next bridge could be 120 feet high and charge a toll

by Fix MI State | Jun 6, 2017 | Roads & Bridges

BAY CITY, MI — A private firm is proposing to construct, own, operate and maintain a new, 120-foot tall fixed bridge that would replace Independence Bridge and take over ownership and operations of Liberty Bridge, two pieces of Bay City infrastructure in dire...

Consortium of business, government, transportation and engineering groups call on Michigan Legislature to fix infrastructure

by Fix MI State | Jun 5, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater

At a news conference last week during the annual Mackinac Policy Conference, a collection of Michigan business, government, transportation and engineering groups criticized the Michigan Legislature’s lack of assistance for the state’s infrastructure efforts. “Many...

M-10 freeway to close at MLK for bridge demolition

by Fix MI State | Jun 5, 2017 | Roads & Bridges

Part of the M-10 John C. Lodge freeway will close this weekend to make way for a bridge demolition. Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 9 through June 12, the freeway will close in each direction as crews demolish the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard bridge over the...

See the latest U.S. 23 construction updates, closures near Ann Arbor

by Fix MI State | Jun 2, 2017 | Roads & Bridges

ANN ARBOR, MI – Construction on roundabouts is starting at U.S. 23 entrance ramps north of Ann Arbor. Here’s a roundup of the latest U.S. 23 “Flex Route” construction updates from the Michigan Department of Transportation: U.S. 23 A single-lane...