Michigan Chamber: ‘Wishful thinking’ won’t fix crumbling roads

by Fix MI State | May 29, 2019 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan’s crumbling roads won’t be fixed with “fairy dust and wishful thinking,” Michigan Chamber of Commerce President Rich Studley said Tuesday as business, local government and builder groups renewed calls for state lawmakers to work with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on...

Michigan lawmakers have ‘window of opportunity’ to tackle road funding this year, business leaders say

by Fix MI State | May 29, 2019 | Roads & Bridges

Now that lawmakers have reached a deal on auto insurance, it’s time for them to get cracking on a road funding solution, Michigan business and local government leaders said Tuesday. During a Tuesday morning press conference, Michigan Chamber of Commerce President and...

Report: Michiganders divided on road funding options, just like Lansing

by Fix MI State | May 29, 2019 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan residents agree with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and infrastructure experts who say Michigan’s roads are in bad shape, and will get worse if the state doesn’t invest to fix them. But there is little consensus on solutions, from the amount of extra money Michigan...

Michigan Business and City Leaders Urge Bipartisan Solutions to Fix State’s Infrastructure

by Fix MI State | May 28, 2019 | Roads & Bridges

As state lawmakers head to Mackinac Island to talk about issues facing Michigan, group leaders call for long-term legislative solutions LANSING, Mich. — Michigan business and groups representing Michigan’s municipalities urged the Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...

More than 40% of federally-funded roads in Michigan are ‘poor,’ are your town’s?

by Fix MI State | May 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges

36,375.155 lane miles of Michigan roads that are eligible for federal-aid repair costs have been rated poor in 2018, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s annual report. That represents 41% of all federal-aid roads in Michigan and...