REPORT: Michigan could need up to $4B to fix the roads

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

Michigan needs between two and four billion dollars to fix its roads, according to a new report from the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, a construction trades group. According to our sister station WILX, the group is laying out its plan for...

Report: Michigan’s road and bridge funding gap is growing

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

A new report says Michigan’s road and bridge funding gap is growing. In 2016, the state’s 21st Century Infrastructure Commission estimated Michigan needed to invest an additional $2.2 billion annually in roads and bridges. The new report (Michigan Transportation...

New report suggests Michigan needs $3.9 billion a year to fix the roads

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

“It’s absolutely baffling to me that the roads are in the condition that they are,” says Zach Murrell. Murrell tells 7 Action News he’s still getting used to road conditions south of the Mackinac Bridge having moved to metro Detroit from the Upper Peninsula. “I’ve...

Report estimates up to $3.9B funding gap for Michigan roads, floats tax increase

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

Michigan has an annual funding gap of roughly $3.9 billion when it comes to money to maintain the state’s crumbling roads and bridges — even after record federal aid and state bonding is taken into account, according to a new study of the state’s...

Trade group: Michigan’s lousy roads getting lousier, need $3.9B more per year

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

Michigan officials need to spend up to $3.9 billion more per year to fully fund road repairs, according to projections released Tuesday by a construction trade group. The estimate from the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association is an update from the...