Climate change, bad infrastructure drives away Michigan residents, report says

by Fix MI State | Sep 15, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

Climate change and poor infrastructure are helping drive Michigan residents to Southern states, according to a report by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, a public affairs research organization. Census data shows that nearly 15,000 Michigan residents — mostly...

Michigan pothole claims system is a mess: Four easy fixes (and a costly one)

by Fix MI State | Sep 8, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

This article originally appeared in Bridge Michigan. Read more here.  Michigan drivers are all too familiar with the extra costs of driving on crumbling roads, shelling out on average hundreds of dollars per year for pothole-related repairs. Under limited...

Rise in ‘preventable’ traffic crashes leading to spike in serious injuries

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...

New budget puts $5M toward mile-tracking study to make up for EV revenue loss

by Natalie Kozma | Aug 18, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

This article originally appeared in WWMT. For more, click here.  $5 million in Michigan’s new state budget, signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in late July, will go toward a study intended to gauge public interest in putting mile-tracking devices in...

Michigan eyes miles-traveled charge for roads as EVs cut into fuel tax

by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan officials are exploring whether to replace gas taxes with “usage charges” as the auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles is expected to cut into tax revenues for road repairs. With fuel taxes projected to decline by hundreds of millions of dollars in...