by Fix MI State | Dec 20, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
Both houses of the Michigan Legislature approved a bill last week authorizing the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to research new designs and technologies for the state’s road projects. “Everyone agrees that Michigan’s roads can be better,” Sen. Mike...
by Fix MI State | Dec 5, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
If your daily commute includes driving south on I-75 from Detroit, mark your calendar for the weekend of Feb. 4 and maybe stock up on a few dozen extra audio books. That’s the planned date for the start of a two-year closure of the southbound lanes in order to...
by Fix MI State | Nov 23, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
Livingston County Road Commission officials and staff are preparing for a growing list of approved and potential road projects as a public hearing on the 2017 budget nears. The public hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 22 in the road commission boardroom, 3535...
by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
Drivers heading Downriver next year are in for a major headache. Starting early next year, all southbound lanes of I-75 will shut down from Detroit to Brownstown Township until 2018 as the state begins a two-year, $165-million reconstruction project that includes...
by Fix MI State | Nov 12, 2016 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The lead-laced drinking water that led to tragic consequences in Flint was supposed to serve as a wake-up call for Michigan and the nation, a warning that our neglected, aging infrastructure could not only result in dramatic interruptions in basic municipal services,...
by Fix MI State | Nov 10, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
In a big step forward for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority on Thursday announced that it has issued the formal request for proposals to three teams of finalists vying to build the massive span. Those three teams, each...
