by Fix MI State | Mar 17, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Counties across Michigan are on track to get even less money to fix roads and bridges because of state law. Road commissioners from across the state went to Lansing to ask lawmakers for more money. Counties aren’t counting on money from the federal infrastructure law...
by Fix MI State | Mar 3, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday directing the Michigan Department of Transportation to use all of its available resources to speed up pothole repair across the state. It’s a step in the right direction, but the problem is MDOT is only...
by Fix MI State | Mar 3, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Some Michigan counties are amid one of the worst pothole seasons in years, pushing road crews to work overtime to make repairs. Substantial rains in February followed by freezing temperatures created a mess on roads. Melting snow and ice seep into pavement, freeze,...
by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
It’s pothole season, but what happened to the calls to fix the roads? Lance Binoniemi is the vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. He told Michigan News Network this week the new budget and bond...
by Natalie Kozma | Feb 25, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s potholes are beginning to emerge from the state’s network of roads as winter turns a corner and warmer temperatures start to return to the forecast. Cracked pavement and pieces of asphalt are a typical sight for Metro Detroit drivers in February...
by Fix MI State | Feb 10, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements, Roads & Bridges
Michiganders are reacting to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed $74.1 billion fiscal year 2023 budget that aims to increase spending year-over-year by $4.1 billion. The governor’s proposed budget would spend roughly $18 billion on education, $6 billion on...
