MITA applauds Speaker Hall for introducing road funding plan

by Fix MI State | Jan 16, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements, Roads & Bridges

Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Speaker Matt Hall’s road funding plan announcement: “We’re glad to see Speaker Matt Hall leading the way in the...

Safety cameras coming to some Michigan road construction sites

by Fix MI State | Dec 13, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

This article originally appeared in Upper Michigan’s Source. Read more here. According to the Michigan State Police, Michigan recorded over 8,000 construction work-zone-related crashes with 24 fatalities in 2023. To make work zones a little safer, Gov. Gretchen...

Newly-signed law will place cameras in construction zones

by Fix MI State | Dec 11, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

This article originally appeared in Up North Live. Read more here.  A new Michigan law aims to protect construction workers on state highways, by placing cameras along work zones to catch speeding drivers. Another law signed with it, will do a similar thing for kids...

Here’s how Michigan’s roads are rated. What grade did yours get?

by Fix MI State | Dec 4, 2024 | Roads & Bridges

This story originally appeared in MLive. Read the full story here.  Michigan’s roads are deteriorating faster than they can be fixed, sparking continued calls for new funding streams for infrastructure maintenance and repairs. As of 2023, about 67% of lane miles were...

Cameras catching speeders in construction zones could be coming to Michigan

by Fix MI State | Nov 22, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

Police could soon have a new way to ticket people driving too fast in construction zones. A package of bills being considered by lawmakers would create automatic speed enforcement zones where road crews are working. The bill package passed the State Senate earlier...