by Fix MI State | Mar 20, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING — It’s time to raise the federal gas tax to help fix Michigan’s ravaged roads, Gov. Rick Snyder said Tuesday. Snyder, a Republican who is under fire along with state lawmakers over the sorry shape of Michigan’s roads, said the state has taken steps to increase...
by Fix MI State | Mar 18, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Imagine that a water main feeding a town breaks, and not fixing it because there isn’t money in the budget. We’re celebrating a rite of spring in Michigan, meaning the annual pothole, or road crater, rant, and some of these roads are as dangerous as an interruption in...
by Fix MI State | Mar 15, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Drive on any pothole-ridden street, and it’s clear: Michigan has an infrastructure problem. Solutions, though, aren’t so easy. That’s partly because the cost of a solution, estimated at $4 billion annually, is so vast, according to experts Wednesday at Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Mar 13, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Dear Michigan legislators: Thanks for the new road money. Also: It’s not enough. Those are the dual sentiments expressed by local officials over the state Legislature’s approval of $175 million in additional road money in response to a public outcry over...
by Fix MI State | Mar 13, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Relatively high fuel prices and lousy roads. It’s been a long-standing one-two punch for Michigan motorists — one that hasn’t changed significantly under the 2015 road funding deal that is still being ramped up. Here are five reasons Michigan has lousy...