by Fix MI State | Nov 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation will present its two “practical alternatives” for I-375 in Detroit to the public Dec. 5. The open house-style meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Adventure Center at 1802...
by Fix MI State | Nov 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The thousands of people expected to travel by air this holiday weekend should allow themselves extra time if they’re heading to Detroit Metro Airport. Construction projects that began this summer on Rogell and Lucas drives are nearly complete, but drivers will...
by Fix MI State | Nov 19, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation’s massive bridge project that has closed southbound I-75 south of Detroit since February has passed its midway point, and a project official is cautiously optimistic it could be finished ahead of schedule. But that’s going to...
by Fix MI State | Nov 15, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
It’s a muddy, torn-up mess now. But lovers of the picturesque eastern side of Belle Isle will eventually see a rehabilitated Lake Okonoka featuring improved fishing habitat and recreational opportunities — and an open channel leading to the Detroit River,...
by Fix MI State | Nov 9, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
Macomb County’s top two public works officials were warned in early 2013 that the 15 Mile Road sewer “was being eaten away” by corrosion and that a catastrophic collapse could result. That dire prediction in a report by an engineering firm was largely ignored and...