by Fix MI State | Aug 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rich Studley wants lawmakers and the Governor to embrace the shared responsibility of fixing Michigan’s roads. “We need less talk and more action,” Studley tells WSJM News. “We agree that this is a multi-billion dollar...
by Fix MI State | Aug 19, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Larned Street will be closed between the Lodge Freeway and Griswold Monday morning after a sinkhole was found Sunday below Larned and Shelby, the City of Detroit said in a news release. “Motorists coming downtown are encouraged to use Bagley or Jefferson as...
by Fix MI State | Aug 16, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The memes arrive in droves each spring. One shows a police officer pondering, “Is he drunk or dodging potholes?” One purports to show a millennia-old Roman road and reads, “still fewer pot holes than any street in Michigan.” Michigan’s roads have become the butt of...
by Fix MI State | Aug 16, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s drivers have made it clear: It’s time to fix the damn roads. Yet those blocking real solutions to fixing our deteriorating roads, bridges and other infrastructure are now raising another bogus claim to distract from the current debate: Michigan’s skilled...
by Fix MI State | Aug 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
A bridge in Lansing was inspected by a special guest Monday in the latest push by the Whitmer administration to pressure the state Legislature and highlight the need for an increase in funding for infrastructure. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with Rebecca Curtis,...
by Fix MI State | Aug 1, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The state’s poor overall road conditions worsened in 2018, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council. For the 14th year, the Transportation Asset Management Council’s (TAMC) Michigan 2018 Annual Road and Bridge Report rated the...