by Fix MI State | Apr 11, 2023 | Press Releases & Statements, Work Zone Safety
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement after House Regulatory Reform Committee passage of House Bills 4132 and 4133, bipartisan legislation from Rep. Will Snyder...
by Fix MI State | Apr 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Last December, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan urged the state to eliminate the sales tax on motor fuel. “With a large COVID-induced revenue windfall at its disposal, now is the perfect time for state policymakers to implement an often-discussed tax reform...
by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s infrastructure is in bad shape, and recent estimates suggest the state’s roads, bridges, water systems and transit are only getting costlier to fix. But at least for now, the state’s Democratic leadership — including the governor who rode into office on a...
by Fix MI State | Mar 31, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure and the funding surrounding it has been a hotly debated topic for decades, and the results of a two-year study explore one possible funding solution — tolling. The “Michigan Statewide Tolling Study,” which was...
by Fix MI State | Mar 31, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
For years, Michigan lawmakers have been pushing to get cameras in construction zones, and that call has once again been renewed. The idea is to slow drivers down and keep construction workers safe while they risk their lives to fix our roads. Most people I talked to...
