by Fix MI State | Oct 30, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan Department of Transportation officials said drainage improvements made along a flood-prone stretch of U.S. 31 in recent years were overpowered last week when Tannery Creek also overran with water. The flooding that occurred on Tuesday was a familiar...
by Fix MI State | Oct 26, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The U.S. economy is the largest in the world, topping a GDP of $18.6 trillion in 2016. An economic powerhouse as massive and diversified as the United States depends on a network of highways, bridges, airports, and dams to thrive. And while the economy has grown every...
by Fix MI State | Oct 25, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Two major road construction projects are scheduled to take place next summer in Branch County. The Michigan Department of Transportation hosted an open house on Tuesday at the Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater on the paving of...
by Fix MI State | Oct 24, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
WELLS — The recent closure of the U.S. 2 and 41 bridge over the Escanaba River by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) went well, MDOT Communications Representative for the Superior Region Dan Weingarten said. The closure lasted from Oct. 16-20. The...
by Fix MI State | Oct 24, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
SAGINAW, MI — Heavy rains in Mid-Michigan since Sunday have sparked flood warnings and forecasts of minor river flooding. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Tuesday morning, Oct. 24, for Isabella, Clare and parts of Arenac counties. Roscommon,...
by Fix MI State | Oct 24, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Heavy rain is causing some rough conditions for drivers in parts of Grand Traverse County. Tuesday morning Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch posted warnings on its Facebook page of several areas of concern for...
