MITA highlights significant need for long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure investment plan to Michigan lawmakers

by Fix MI State | Sep 26, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements

The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA)  announced it delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the significant need for implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure plan across Michigan to fund and fix...

Bridges across Michigan in need of critical funding, report says

by Fix MI State | Sep 6, 2024 | Roads & Bridges

This story appeared in WOOD TV. Read more here.  We need roads and bridges to get around, but hundreds across the state need repairs now and thousands will need to be fixed in the coming years. The problem is money. A recent report said the state needs nearly $4...

Gov. Whitmer Announces Orange Barrels Will Be Moved and Lanes Reopened to Ease Labor Day Weekend Travel

by Fix MI State | Aug 28, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

LANSING, Mich. – This Labor Day weekend, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is moving orange barrels to the side of the road and removing lane restrictions on 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to...

Michigan road conditions cost drivers thousands of dollars a year, study finds

by Fix MI State | Aug 9, 2024 | Roads & Bridges

This story appeared in FOX 2 Detroit. Read more here.  Michigan’s bumpy roads aren’t just annoying – they’re costing drivers thousands of dollars a year. According to a new report from transportation non-profit TRIP, drivers in some areas of...

Report shows Michigan lacks $3.9B in transportation funding

by Fix MI State | Aug 2, 2024 | Roads & Bridges

This story appeared in WOOD TV. Read more here.  A new report highlights a major gap in funding needed to maintain and improve roads and bridges in Michigan. The Keeping Michigan Mobile report released by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit, is based on...