by Fix MI State | Feb 24, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Bridge conditions are a growing concern after a chunk of concrete fell from an overpass on U.S. 127 near Mason [last] week. “This needs to be solved now. The governor’s got a plan that’s got to do with bonding. That moves this bridge into the five...
by Fix MI State | Feb 17, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Forecasts for Great Lakes water levels to keep rising means Michigan’s related costs will climb into the hundreds of millions of dollars as the state confronts the impact. That’s the initial conclusion offered by directors of state agencies after the first statewide...
by Fix MI State | Feb 17, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
While Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s multi-billion dollar bonding plan fixes Michigan’s major highway systems, she’ll still need Republican lawmakers to address local roads funding. The GOP-controlled state Legislature has largely criticized the plan for ignoring local and...
by Fix MI State | Feb 10, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan’s infrastructure is in tough shape, from potholed roads and deteriorating bridges to aging sewers and dams in dire need of maintenance. A panel appointed by former Gov. Rick Snyder in 2016 following the Flint water crisis concluded Michigan needed $4 billion...
by Fix MI State | Feb 3, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The State Transportation Commission has given the go-ahead to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to sell bonds to finance Michigan’s most urgently needed road repairs. But, as we hear from Rick Pluta, she says bonding does not solve the entire problem. The governor...