by Natalie Kozma | Aug 18, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in WWMT. For more, click here. $5 million in Michigan’s new state budget, signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in late July, will go toward a study intended to gauge public interest in putting mile-tracking devices in...
by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan officials are exploring whether to replace gas taxes with “usage charges” as the auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles is expected to cut into tax revenues for road repairs. With fuel taxes projected to decline by hundreds of millions of dollars in...
by Fix MI State | Jul 14, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
The Michigan House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow “automated speed enforcement systems” to be set up in certain work zones to automatically detect and punish speeding drivers. Introduced in February, House bills 4132 and 4133 would amend...
by Fix MI State | Jul 12, 2023 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Dangerous bacteria has been detected in different beaches all over the state. A report by the Environment America Research & Policy Center found many Michigan beaches are closing due to the recent discovery of mass amounts of bacteria in the water. The bacteria is...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan residents could soon receive highway speeding tickets without ever being pulled over by a police officer. Bipartisan bills to legalize the automated issuance of speeding tickets in construction zones received approval Thursday in the state House. The bills...