by Fix MI State | May 11, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
BOYNE CITY — Residents in some portions of Charlevoix County’s Melrose, Evangeline and Bay townships will have a much longer drive to and from their homes for at least the next couple of months, a result of a culvert failure earlier this week that has prompted a road...
by Fix MI State | May 11, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Roads, bridges, sewer lines, water systems and all the other infrastructure in the state is, by multiple assessments, in trouble in Michigan. Two studies say the state needs to spend $4 billion a year. The governor wants at least $1.2 billion a year more to get...
by Fix MI State | May 10, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
YPSILANTI, MI – A section of eastbound Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti is closed for at least three days while crews repair failed storm water line that’s created a 20-foot-long cavity below the road pavement. The Michigan Department of Transportation reports...
by Natalie Kozma | May 8, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
FRASER, Mich. (AP) — Dora Linda Nishihara was driving in San Antonio one dark evening in early December when she suddenly disappeared from sight. Later, her car, with her body inside, was found at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep water-filled sinkhole that had swallowed...
by Fix MI State | May 5, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — It may seem like ancient history given all the political developments, but just two years ago we were in a full blown argument in this state about how, and even if, we should spend more money on roads and infrastructure. A big ballot plan,...
by Fix MI State | May 4, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING, MI — The Michigan Senate on Thursday finished passing a $56.1 billion budget, narrowly rejecting an amendment that would have put $542 million leftover dollars into roads. The House and Senate have purposely left money unallocated in their respective...
