by Fix MI State | May 15, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan is not the first state to consider replacing a lot of bridges in rough shape in a relatively short amount of time. In pitching its “bridge bundling” program — an $850 million to $1 billion proposal to repair groups of bridges at once to get all of Michigan’s...
by Fix MI State | May 15, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Nearly 450 bridges across Michigan are rated serious or critical (49 of which are closed because they are unsafe). Engineers grade bridges’ safety based on the quality of the deck, superstructure, substructure and drainage culverts. Use this map to see which...
by Fix MI State | May 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Many groups across our state have urged Michigan governors and legislators, elected over the past two decades, to exercise leadership and pass a plan that will truly fix Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges. Michigan voters — who in nearly every poll say that fixing...
by Fix MI State | May 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
A year ago, Genesee County bridge inspectors discovered holes in the steel beams holding up a bridge over the Swartz Creek. The two-lane bridge, on Grand Blanc Road near U.S. 23, is now being held together by temporary steel supports until it can be replaced in 2020 —...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Lansing — Michigan’s bad roads got worse in 2018 and the condition of the state’s aging infrastructure is not projected to improve over the next decade, according to annual ratings released Friday. The latest annual report from the Transportation Asset Management...
