by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2021 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING, Mich. – The following statement can be attributed to Mike Nystrom, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association: “The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Senate today is a good step...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s crumbling roads continue to be a frustration for drivers getting around metro Detroit. Now, efforts to fix the roads are becoming more of a challenge with a lack of labor and pricey materials due to a pandemic backlash. “We are seeing costs nearly double in...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s federal roads will get better, and more jobs will be created if and when the federal government finishes a record-breaking infrastructure package. 6 News Capitol Correspondent Tim Kubick reports road builders who left the state years ago, are now coming...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
There are approximately 968 bridges within Upper Peninsula roads. Of that number, 315 of those bridges are owned, operated and maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation, while the remaining 653 are the responsibility of local entities, such as county...
by Natalie Kozma | Jul 9, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan road officials said trucks hit bridges more often than one would think after officials in Washington D.C. investigating a pedestrian bridge collapse that left several people injured on June 23, 2021. The aerial footage showed part of the bridge lying on the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
Episode summary June 23, 2021 ~ The Executive Vice-President of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association tells Paul that Michigan’s roads haven’t gotten any better during the pandemic and the interstate system needs more than double the...
