by Fix MI State | Jan 14, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A Clarkston woman was driving her normal route when a chunk of concrete from an overpass on Interstate 75 smashed into her windshield. Tracie Moonen was at Exit 93 on Dixie Highway at I-75 when the concrete hit her vehicle. “My windshield had...
by Fix MI State | Jan 7, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING — The coronavirus may leave Michigan with less tax revenue to fix local roads, but it isn’t slowing down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $3.5 billion bond plan to rebuild state highways and bridges, according to Department of Transportation Director Paul Ajeba....
by Fix MI State | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized, Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE — Using targeted technology as well as low-cost, system-wide improvements, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across the Upper Peninsula this year have been designed to make roads safer. MDOT safety projects are part of a larger effort to...
by Fix MI State | Nov 3, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
A new map generated from geotagged Twitter data shows that drivers in Michigan post the most complaints about road conditions. The data, gathered over the last month by partcatalog.com, consists of tweets, hashtags and keyword phrases like “fix the roads,” “horrible...
by Fix MI State | Sep 28, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
It’s been a deadlier than normal year for Michigan’s roads, which is surprising since many Michiganders aren’t driving that much during the stay-at-home orders. As of September, 730 people have died on Michigan roads. Some of those deaths have been construction...
by Fix MI State | Jul 16, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
22. Michigan > Roadway in poor condition: 22.6% (22nd highest) > Structurally deficient bridges: 10.7% of bridges (10th highest) > Locomotive derailments from 2015-2019: 82 (2.4 per 100 miles of track — 12th fewest out of 49 states) > State highway...
