by Fix MI State | Sep 22, 2023 | Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
This article originally appeared in One Detroit. For more, click here. Michigan’s infrastructure is crumbling — literally. Michigan has witnessed a troubling decline in the condition of its aging infrastructure, including its roads, water, and energy systems, and the...
by Fix MI State | Sep 15, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Climate change and poor infrastructure are helping drive Michigan residents to Southern states, according to a report by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, a public affairs research organization. Census data shows that nearly 15,000 Michigan residents — mostly...
by Fix MI State | Sep 8, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in Bridge Michigan. Read more here. Michigan drivers are all too familiar with the extra costs of driving on crumbling roads, shelling out on average hundreds of dollars per year for pothole-related repairs. Under limited...
by Natalie Kozma | Aug 18, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in WWMT. For more, click here. $5 million in Michigan’s new state budget, signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in late July, will go toward a study intended to gauge public interest in putting mile-tracking devices in...
by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan officials are exploring whether to replace gas taxes with “usage charges” as the auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles is expected to cut into tax revenues for road repairs. With fuel taxes projected to decline by hundreds of millions of dollars in...
by Fix MI State | Jun 22, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
A new report by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit, shows traffic-related deaths in Michigan spiked 15% between 2019 and 2022, even when COVID-related closures forced many to work from home. “The report shows that speeds on Michigan roads have...
