by Fix MI State | Apr 2, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s roads are falling apart. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D- letter grade for the condition of its roads in a report released last month. In northern Michigan, things are pretty bad. Many municipalities don’t have the money to pay...
by Fix MI State | Mar 26, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan motorists continue to dodge massive potholes left behind by a vicious freeze-thaw cycle, prompting counties to beef up the number of road workers making repairs. The Macomb County Department of Roads, Wayne County Department of Public Services and the Road...
by Fix MI State | Mar 20, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Lansing – Michigan will pump an extra $175 million into crumbling roads and transportation projects this year under a supplemental spending bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Rick Snyder in the midst of a massive pothole season. The funding should reach local road agencies...
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...