Supporters of the state infrastructure fund say we’re in a crisis

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...

8-foot void beneath road closes part of US-12 in downtown Ypsilanti

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...

Huge sinkholes are now appearing in the wrong places

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...

Will $1.2B dedicated for MI roads materialize?

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,...

On narrow vote, Senate avoids sending extra budget dollars to roads

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...

Report says state roads, bridges aren’t better yet

by Fix MI State | May 3, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Work on renovating Michigan’s transportation infrastructure can’t come soon enough. That’s an apparent conclusion coming from the 2016 Roads and Bridges Annual Report that the state Transportation Asset Management Council submitted to the...