by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Grosse Ile resident Mark Lane says his 16-year-old daughter was cut off, flipped off and yelled at in a road rage incident after Wayne County abruptly closed one of only two connections to the largest island in the Detroit River, lengthening commutes by an hour or...
by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan roads are a big topic and concern for state lawmakers, but the state of the bridges are also raising some red flags. In June, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited a US-131 underpass in downtown Grand Rapids to push her budget plan, which included a significant...
by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Following a 30-month closure, Canton Township’s new Lilley Road bridge was reopened to the public Monday afternoon — and not a moment too soon for neighboring residents who have grown tired of inconvenient detours. “Our 9-year-old daughter doesn’t...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan has the tenth worst roads in the country, according to a study from Consumer Affairs. The rankings were determined by calculating how much each state spends per mile of road, looking at the number of motor crash fatalities in each state, factoring in the...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
We made it through construction season, but a different season is just getting started: Pothole season. Crumbling depressions in the road surface are the collective bane of many Michigan driver’s existence during the cold season. We asked some Kalamazoo...
by Fix MI State | Oct 30, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Whether you think about our rusting bridges, pothole-riddled roads or antiquated water and electrical systems, you have surely noticed the alarming state of our old and decaying infrastructure. You should be alarmed. A recent report card from the American Society of...
