by Jessica Tramontana | Apr 23, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
In our first of many future installments of The Transportation Facts, we take a look at the amount of additional investment needed for our transportation system. Many reports, including several within the last couple of years, have already analyzed this need based on...
by Fix MI State | Apr 9, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan finally has a chance to pass a budget that builds back up the key enablers that make the economy go. Half a dozen years ago in a project funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation called The Michigan Dream At Risk, the Michigan Economic Center did some basic...
by Fix MI State | Apr 2, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
There are 47,052 bridges classified as structurally deficient and considered to be in poor condition, according to a new ARTBA analysis of the recently released U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2018 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database. If placed end-to-end,...
by Fix MI State | Apr 2, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $7.7 million investment for several Michigan communities, including three in west Michigan, to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for...
by Fix MI State | Mar 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
According to the TRIP report, “Modernizing Michigan’s Transportation System: Progress & Challenges in Providing Safe, Efficient and Well-Maintained Roads, Highways & Bridges,” nearly half of major roads in Michigan are in poor or mediocre...