by Fix MI State | Mar 9, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
UPDATE: In light of the Governor’s recommendations for COVID-19/Coronavirus community mitigation strategies, the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) and Michigan Construction have decided to suspend the remaining industry hiring fairs....
by Fix MI State | Mar 5, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
UPDATE: With March Madness canceled, we have decided to cancel the accompanying Pothole Madness challenge. Thank you to everyone for your engagement around this. We will be in touch about future contest opportunities down the line. Until then, drive safe, and stay...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The daily commute for Amanda Miles used to be so simple. Six or seven minutes to work as a bartender. Another short trip for her kids to elementary school, just around the corner from her job. That all ended two years ago when the county shut down the decaying Waltz...
by Fix MI State | Feb 24, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The 38-year-old Jackson woman who got hit by a piece of concrete that fell from a bridge over U.S. 127 this week could’ve been any driver. The woman was driving north on U.S. 127 when the concrete chunk fell off the Barnes Road overpass near Mason, crashed...
by Fix MI State | Feb 24, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Bridge conditions are a growing concern after a chunk of concrete fell from an overpass on U.S. 127 near Mason [last] week. “This needs to be solved now. The governor’s got a plan that’s got to do with bonding. That moves this bridge into the five...
by Fix MI State | Feb 17, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
While Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s multi-billion dollar bonding plan fixes Michigan’s major highway systems, she’ll still need Republican lawmakers to address local roads funding. The GOP-controlled state Legislature has largely criticized the plan for ignoring local and...
