by Fix MI State | Jun 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The battle over Michigan’s budget is paved with potholes and while Gov. Whitmer’s solution is to raise the gas tax to repair the state’s crumbling roads, some Republicans want to divert tax money used for schools. “We’re not rebuilding...
by Fix MI State | Jun 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
As the governor inspected crumbling bridges in Metro Detroit on Tuesday, she explains there just isn’t enough money right now to replace them. About 75 percent of MDOT’s highway bridges are 40 or more years old. For example, the bridge at Hines Drive an...
by Fix MI State | Jun 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Asphalt mixed with plastic bags. Concrete that bends. Carbon fiber in bridge beams. Someday, these materials could be widely used to extend the lifespan of Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges. Today, they’re emerging in labs and being tested in the real world to...
by Fix MI State | Jun 6, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan is like a driver stuck in the middle of a dangerous intersection. We need to move in a safer direction. But we require information to make an informed decision, the resolve to act decisively, and enough fuel in the tank to get off the mark in time to avoid a...
by Fix MI State | May 29, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s crumbling roads won’t be fixed with “fairy dust and wishful thinking,” Michigan Chamber of Commerce President Rich Studley said Tuesday as business, local government and builder groups renewed calls for state lawmakers to work with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on...
by Fix MI State | May 29, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Now that lawmakers have reached a deal on auto insurance, it’s time for them to get cracking on a road funding solution, Michigan business and local government leaders said Tuesday. During a Tuesday morning press conference, Michigan Chamber of Commerce President and...
