by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT — Next week temperatures will climb back above freezing, which means potholes are in our future. Each year Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties spend on average $3 million to $5 million filling potholes. In Oakland County, they are planning on nearly 9,000...
by Fix MI State | Nov 3, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
A new map generated from geotagged Twitter data shows that drivers in Michigan post the most complaints about road conditions. The data, gathered over the last month by partcatalog.com, consists of tweets, hashtags and keyword phrases like “fix the roads,” “horrible...
by Fix MI State | Sep 28, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
It’s been a deadlier than normal year for Michigan’s roads, which is surprising since many Michiganders aren’t driving that much during the stay-at-home orders. As of September, 730 people have died on Michigan roads. Some of those deaths have been construction...
by Jessica Tramontana | Jun 17, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Prioritizing road investments by their impact on the economy and attracting businesses to fuel Michigan’s supply chains are among the recommendations backed by Business Leaders for Michigan to help the state recover from disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic....
by Fix MI State | Apr 30, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan roads are still bad, its bridges are getting worse and the coronavirus pandemic is poised to take a chunk out of gas tax revenue needed to fix them. Annual road ratings released Thursday showed only minor condition improvements across the state between 2018...
