Fix the damn roads? Michigan must first decide who OKs the darn gravel mines

by Fix MI State | May 11, 2023 | Aggregate Mining

Michigan’s quest to “fix the damn roads” is prompting a fight in Lansing over who gets to decide where the gravel industry can mine for raw materials used in concrete and asphalt. For the fourth straight legislative term, bipartisan lawmakers are pushing bills that...

Michigan’s infrastructure gets a ‘mediocre’ grade in new report card

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

America’s top civil engineers gave Michigan’s overall infrastructure a C- letter grade in a new state-by-state report card, warning that the state’s roads, bridges, dams and underground pipelines require attention or could be at risk of failing. The...

Michigan receives C- on infrastructure report card

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

Michigan’s infrastructure report card shows improvement, according to the Michigan chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The report card shows an overall grade of C- which is an increase from a D+ back in 2017. “A C minus means our...

Michigan roads a little better, but still a D and will get worse, report finds

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

Don’t let the annual barrage of orange barrels fool you: Michigan roads are still in rough shape and projected to get worse in future years. The bumpy state of Michigan roads was confirmed by two new reports released in the last week, including an official Michigan...

‘Unacceptable’: Michigan’s roads, bridges earn D in annual report

by Fix MI State | May 9, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

The latest report from the America Society of Civil Engineers says Michigan made slight gains in 2022, but the state’s roads and bridges still lag behind the national average. The organization held a news conference on Monday to detail the 2023 report. It broke down...