Michigan receives C– on infrastructure report card

by Fix MI State | May 19, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

This article originally appeared in FOX 17. For more, click here.  Endeavors to update Michigan’s infrastructure have accelerated over the last few years, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offered some feedback Monday. They present a report card,...

Michigan had more poor-rated roads in 2022, according to new report

by Fix MI State | May 11, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan had more miles of federal-aid roads graded as “poor” condition than “good” condition for the 16th consecutive year in 2022. About 33% of the state’s federal-aid roads received a “poor” designation via the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s...

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...