by Fix MI State | Dec 23, 2016 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
On Dec. 5, 2016 The 21st Century Infrastructure Commission, composed of industry experts, educators, business leaders, and government officials from across the state, released its report that provides a long-term strategy to address Michigan’s infrastructure...
by Fix MI State | Dec 20, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
Both houses of the Michigan Legislature approved a bill last week authorizing the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to research new designs and technologies for the state’s road projects. “Everyone agrees that Michigan’s roads can be better,” Sen. Mike...
by Fix MI State | Nov 20, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
What does modern stormwater management look like? If you ask engineering experts, more ponds, wetlands and vegetative ditches could replace past practices, such as simply burying bigger pipes. Stronger and more frequent rainstorms — like the Aug. 11, 2014, cloudburst...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2016 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Keith Creagh had the less-than-desirable front-row seat to much of the state’s response effort to the ongoing Flint water crisis. A longtime director of several state government agencies, Creagh was tapped to head the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality...
by Fix MI State | Nov 12, 2016 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The lead-laced drinking water that led to tragic consequences in Flint was supposed to serve as a wake-up call for Michigan and the nation, a warning that our neglected, aging infrastructure could not only result in dramatic interruptions in basic municipal services,...
