by Fix MI State | Aug 11, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
The amount of federal highway money automatically coming into Michigan will jump by roughly a third in the next five years, thanks to the new infrastructure law. The Michigan Department of Transportation will primarily use that to speed up projects in its pipeline, a...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Rubber is meeting road not in the usual sense of tires rolling on pavement but in rubber from scrap tires becoming part of road surfaces in some areas of Michigan. Recent paving projects backed by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed a $57 billion general budget covering everything from roads and economic development to health and public safety. It is the first time that general funding is wrapped up this early in the Democrat’s 3½-year tenure,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 14, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Summer road construction continues across Upper Michigan. With major projects ongoing in Munising, Houghton and Marquette, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding motorists to be cautious. They say to leave extra...
by Fix MI State | Jul 7, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE — It’s that time of the year again in the Upper Peninsula — a time for flowers to bloom, tourists to arrive and for construction to begin. This summer will be no exception, with 22 projects scheduled to take place at an estimated cost of $100 million....
by Fix MI State | Jun 30, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, Michigan state authorities are asking the public to slow down and be extra cautious on the roadways. Crashes, fatalities, and injuries are all up across the state. Michael Felton was just in a car crash last weekend. His 2016...
