by Fix MI State | Aug 3, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Badly paved roads are a constant headache for Michiganders. One Michigan native decided to take that headache and turn it into a game. Joey Stinson, 27, of Fenton, created “Get Up North,”an app where players swipe left and right to avoid potholes and those...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
A Grand Rapids man says crumbling pieces of concrete are falling from I-196 and it’s dangerous to pedestrians and drivers. He sent video of it to 13 ON YOUR SIDE, asking for help. In it, Gordon Clark said, “All these chunks are coming from the overpass. This is...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Lansing residents got more information about which roads will be fixed in the coming fiscal year when Mayor Andy Schor rolled out his Road Project Plan this morning. Katie Cook has more. The fiscal year 2019 plan includes work on several major streets in Lansing, and...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Lansing is getting serious about its road work. Today the city announced its “Road Project Plan” for fiscal year 2019. The plan includes work on several major streets in Lansing, including pothole repairs that the city says will average 48 hours from start...
by Fix MI State | Jul 18, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Officials broke ground on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project Tuesday morning in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood, noting the project is about friendly U.S.-Canada relations, as well as jobs. Gov. Rick Snyder, joining leaders from Canada and Detroit to...
by Fix MI State | Jul 10, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Recently this newspaper asked why 2,000-year-old Roman roads are still in good shape when Michigan pavements seem to decay regularly. A few years ago, at the request of legislators, my bureau at the Michigan Department of Transportation prepared pavement designs and...
