by Fix MI State | Apr 15, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
Things may be getting better, commuters. Interstate 75 at 8 Mile has reopened, according to MDOT. Both directions of the expressway were closed earlier today after a pump station outage and heavy rain caused it to flood. MDOT spokeswoman Diane Cross said generators...
by Fix MI State | Mar 26, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
ELBERTA, MI – A ruptured sewer line went undetected, spewing more than a million gallons of raw sewage into the Betsie Bay area for nearly seven weeks, environmental authorities said. Elberta Village leaders filed a report with the Michigan Department of...
by Fix MI State | Mar 18, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Imagine that a water main feeding a town breaks, and not fixing it because there isn’t money in the budget. We’re celebrating a rite of spring in Michigan, meaning the annual pothole, or road crater, rant, and some of these roads are as dangerous as an interruption in...
by Fix MI State | Mar 15, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Drive on any pothole-ridden street, and it’s clear: Michigan has an infrastructure problem. Solutions, though, aren’t so easy. That’s partly because the cost of a solution, estimated at $4 billion annually, is so vast, according to experts Wednesday at Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Mar 9, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
KALAMAZOO, MI — An assessment submitted to the state showsfloods caused $2.5 million in damage to property in Kalamazoo County. A historic crest of the Kalamazoo River flooded homes with several feet of water, damaging vehicles, water heaters and furnaces at the...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Experts are giving Michigan’s roads a poor rating going into 2018 – they’ve earned a D- grade, according to a new report released Tuesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers Michigan Section. The report gave Michigan an overall D+ grade for...
