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...
by Fix MI State | Oct 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The Van Buren County Road Commission has launched a new app to allow residents to report non-emergency road problems. With SeeClickFix, people will be able to take a photo of a road issue, like a pothole, give its location, add a description, and click “submit” to...
by Fix MI State | Oct 1, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
As I write this, our state lawmakers are embroiled in a debate about how to maintain Michigan’s road system. One hundred years ago, a band played and senators gave speeches at the White House, while banners were affixed to large military-style trucks reading “We’re...
by Fix MI State | Sep 27, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
No doubt, Michigan’s roads are bad. But their degree of awfulness varies widely throughout the state, rankings show, and that could inform debate about whether a tax increase is necessary for repairs. Republican legislators this week approved budgets that include $400...
by Fix MI State | Sep 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
A section of US-2, west of the US-2 bridge to Chippewa Avenue had to be closed for the crater that opened up in the middle of the road. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the hole was caused by a sanitary sewer failure under the roadway. Repairs may take a...
