by Fix MI State | Mar 12, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan transportation improvements underway due to increased funding; additional investment still needed to improve conditions, relieve congestion and reduce costs to motorists of driving on congested, deficient roads. Eds. The TRIP report includes regional...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The recent weather has taken a toll on Michigan roads. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation the recent fluctuation in temperature is the cause of a lot of the damage to the roads. “Every local knows there are potholes they need to dodge daily,”...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan doesn’t have enough money to adequately fix its roads. That’s the conclusion of more than one recent study, and it was echoed last week by Paul Ajegba, the new director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, who pegged the annual funding gap at $1.5...
by Fix MI State | Feb 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
From State Notes – Topics of Legislative Interest: “The Rising Costs of Road Repair” Despite the passage of a road funding package in 2015,1 designed to add $1.2 billion in new revenue to the Transportation budget annually, the condition of...
by Fix MI State | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
That impersonal word “infrastructure” harbors many practical implications for our economy and way of life here in Michigan. It concerns how we make a living, the safety of the roads and bridges we drive over and the quality of the water we drink. In the past year we...
