by Fix MI State | Apr 15, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements, Work Zone Safety
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, issued the following statement following the kickoff of National Work Zone Awareness Week in Michigan: “As construction season gets underway, the safety of...
by Fix MI State | Dec 8, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) is warning drivers to slow down after a worker directing traffic was injured in November. The incident happened on Sunday, Nov. 19, on West Long Lake Road near Kirkway Road in Bloomfield Township. An employee of Allied...
by Fix MI State | Aug 25, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Traffic injuries are up in the state of Michigan this year and there’s no secret why – speed, distracted driving, traveling too close. “You don’t have to be a trooper, or a police officer to drive around Metro Detroit and probably on your trip...
by Fix MI State | Jul 14, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
The Michigan House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow “automated speed enforcement systems” to be set up in certain work zones to automatically detect and punish speeding drivers. Introduced in February, House bills 4132 and 4133 would amend...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan residents could soon receive highway speeding tickets without ever being pulled over by a police officer. Bipartisan bills to legalize the automated issuance of speeding tickets in construction zones received approval Thursday in the state House. The bills...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan had 293,341 traffic crashes in 2022, which resulted in the death of 1,123 individuals. Last year’s crash total marked a 4% increase from 2021, though it was an improvement from the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted travel patterns in...
