by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
MARSHALL, Mich. — Some experts continue to sound the alarm over inadequate funding coming in to help fix local and county roads. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was set to testify before Congress Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, on the need to fix the roads in Michigan. This issue has...
by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — While many people love when the cold weather turns warm, the vehicles and the roads do not. It’s just what springtime means in Michigan: warmer weather, taxes, cleaning… and potholes. “It’s seasonal,” said Chris Feneis, the service manager at...
by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) – After a cold stretch, Mid-Michigan is finally climbing above the freezing mark this week. While it may feel nice outside, these temperature swings can be bad news for roads. The freeze thaw cycle will cause more potholes to pop up this...
by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT — Next week temperatures will climb back above freezing, which means potholes are in our future. Each year Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties spend on average $3 million to $5 million filling potholes. In Oakland County, they are planning on nearly 9,000...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT (WXYZ) — It’s no secret that Michigan has some of the worst roads in the country. The Michigan Department of Transportation is rolling out their plan to fix our highways. They say the plan is made possible through $3.5 billion in bonds allotted to them through...
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...
