by Fix MI State | May 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
36,375.155 lane miles of Michigan roads that are eligible for federal-aid repair costs have been rated poor in 2018, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s annual report. That represents 41% of all federal-aid roads in Michigan and...
by Fix MI State | May 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s bridges are in such bad shape — 11% are in poor or worse condition compared with 8% nationwide — that fixing them at the current pace could take an estimated 92 years. As of 2018, there were 62 bridges around the state that were actually closed to traffic,...
by Fix MI State | May 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday took her infrastructure repair plans to an aging bridge here in dire need of it, calling for more investment in replacing failing bridges that she believes will ultimately protect motorists. Whitmer was joined by Wayne County...
by Fix MI State | May 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
In light of the ongoing road-funding debate in our state, I am often asked what we at the Road Commission for Oakland County would do differently if we had adequate funding to address the roads. The answer is a great deal. We have been underfunded for so long that we...
by Fix MI State | May 16, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
In this segment of The Transportation Facts, we examine asset management. That term gets used a lot when discussing increasing investments into our transportation network, but many people do not understand what it means. Asset management is a systematic process of...
by Fix MI State | May 15, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
A year ago, Genesee County bridge inspectors discovered holes in the steel beams holding up a bridge over the Swartz Creek. The two-lane bridge, on Grand Blanc Road near U.S. 23, is now being held together by temporary steel supports until it can be replaced in 2020 —...
