by Fix MI State | Aug 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rich Studley wants lawmakers and the Governor to embrace the shared responsibility of fixing Michigan’s roads. “We need less talk and more action,” Studley tells WSJM News. “We agree that this is a multi-billion dollar...
by Fix MI State | Aug 16, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The memes arrive in droves each spring. One shows a police officer pondering, “Is he drunk or dodging potholes?” One purports to show a millennia-old Roman road and reads, “still fewer pot holes than any street in Michigan.” Michigan’s roads have become the butt of...
by Fix MI State | Aug 16, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s drivers have made it clear: It’s time to fix the damn roads. Yet those blocking real solutions to fixing our deteriorating roads, bridges and other infrastructure are now raising another bogus claim to distract from the current debate: Michigan’s skilled...
by Fix MI State | Aug 8, 2019 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
From Lake Superior spots on the Keweenaw Peninsula to small, private lakes in Oakland County, a handful of beaches across the state were either closed or had contamination advisories issued by the state as of today. Some of the problems stem from high bacteria counts...
by Fix MI State | Aug 1, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The state’s poor overall road conditions worsened in 2018, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council. For the 14th year, the Transportation Asset Management Council’s (TAMC) Michigan 2018 Annual Road and Bridge Report rated the...