by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
COLDWATER — Work is underway to seal coat 57 miles of secondary and primary roads this summer in Branch County. Branch County Road Commission Manager/Engineer Trent Arver said this year all the roads will be done at once, until finished. The total cost to put down the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 22, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The speed limit on West Michigan’s newest highway, M-231, will be raised to 65 mph by July 4, according to Michigan Department of Transportation Grand Region spokesman John Richard. Nearly two months ago, it was announced the speed limit would go up on the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 17, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Michigan Department of Transportation wants to put M-139 on a “road diet,” and Oronoko Township officials aren’t sure what to think of the idea. The township received notice Tuesday that MDOT has set a public meeting for June 26 about its...
by Fix MI State | Jun 16, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Grand Rapids has completed a section of a riverfront trail that will eventually connect the western Michigan city’s downtown to a larger trail system. City officials gathered Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Coldbrook...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — The heat wave hitting West Michigan is taking its toll on highways, which are buckling from the excessive heat. In Grand Haven Wednesday, crews will spend an estimated six hours repairing southbound US-31 at Colfax Street after the concrete...
