by Fix MI State | Dec 23, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
Sue Albu and her husband awoke to sounds of popping at about 4 a.m. on Christmas Eve. They could tell something was off. Two hours later, she had trouble opening the doors in her Eberlein Drive home — the frame of the house had begun to shift. Albu called...
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,...
