by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
SKANDIA — The M-94 Bridge over the Chocolay River is officially open over two weeks ahead of schedule, after a $1.8 million project. This bridge covering the east branch of the Chocolay River, was closed back in October after a four-culvert system failed during a...
by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
COLDWATER — Work is underway to seal coat 57 miles of secondary and primary roads this summer in Branch County. Branch County Road Commission Manager/Engineer Trent Arver said this year all the roads will be done at once, until finished. The total cost to put down the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Washington — Seventeen percent of Michigan’s rural roads are in poor condition and 13 percent of the state’s rural bridges are structurally deficient, according to a new study released this week. The study, by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit transportation...
by Fix MI State | Jun 27, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MICHIGAN (WLUC) – To make travel safer and more efficient, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on nearly 75 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide. More Americans will travel for this 4th of July holiday than...
by Fix MI State | Jun 27, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The waters of the Tittabawasee and Chippewa rivers receded below flood stage early Tuesday, June 27, but numerous roads throughout Mid-Michigan remain closed due to structural failures and standing water. The good news is road commissions in Isabella, Bay, Midland and...
by Fix MI State | Jun 27, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
ADRIAN — Road work ahead. Although official construction doesn’t begin for another week, signs are up for the roundabout project in downtown Adrian. The preparation work started this past week, with workers relocating utilities, Kari Arend, spokeswoman for Michigan...