Why the infrastructure bill isn’t going to be a panacea for Michigan’s roads

by Fix MI State | Aug 19, 2021 | Roads & Bridges

The bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill pending in Congress is being billed by the White House and proponents as a $7.25 billion shot in the arm for Michigan’s crumbling roads and highways. It’s actually a $340 million annual shot in the...

Fixing MI State: C.A. Hull

by Fix MI State | Aug 12, 2021 | Construction Profiles, Roads & Bridges

What does fixing Michigan’s infrastructure look like? For over 90 years, C.A. Hull has been a leader in Michigan’s heavy-highway and bridge construction industry. Founded by Clarence Hull in the 1930s, Clarence hired a young engineer named Don Malloure to assist...

U.S. Senate approves infrastructure bill

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...

Labor and material shortage raising costs to fix roads in metro Detroit

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...

Skubick: Michigan roads to improve, jobs created if federal government passes infrastructure bill

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...

U.P. has nearly 1,000 bridges of all sizes – fewer than half are rated good – the rest are fair or poor

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...