by Fix MI State | Jun 15, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
It feels like Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much these days. However, as the respective party leaders of the Michigan Senate, we are in agreement that the Legislature must do everything it can this year to improve Michigan’s roads while spending tax dollars...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive directive June 1 aimed at streamlining the permitting process for large state infrastructure projects. The directive applies to infrastructure projects estimated to cost $50 million or more. Whitmer instructed all...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke about infrastructure on the second day of the Mackinac Island Policy Conference in Michigan. He highlighted that Michigan received about $3 billion federally to help fix the roads and bridges and for electric vehicle...
by Fix MI State | Jun 2, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
A new EPIC MRA poll finds a top issue of concern for Michigan voters continues to be fixing the roads. Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association Vice President Rob Coppersmith tells WSJM News 93% of Michigan residents give the state’s roads a negative...
by Fix MI State | Jun 2, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won election four years ago on a promise to “fix the damn roads,” but as she asks voters to re-elect her this fall, the first-term Democrat says she’ll need more time to fulfill that pledge. I’ve “never suggested that...
