by Fix MI State | Dec 13, 2024 | Work Zone Safety
This article originally appeared in Upper Michigan’s Source. Read more here. According to the Michigan State Police, Michigan recorded over 8,000 construction work-zone-related crashes with 24 fatalities in 2023. To make work zones a little safer, Gov. Gretchen...
by Fix MI State | Dec 11, 2024 | Work Zone Safety
This article originally appeared in Up North Live. Read more here. A new Michigan law aims to protect construction workers on state highways, by placing cameras along work zones to catch speeding drivers. Another law signed with it, will do a similar thing for kids...
by Fix MI State | Dec 4, 2024 | Roads & Bridges
This story originally appeared in MLive. Read more here. Michigan’s roads are deteriorating faster than they can be fixed, sparking continued calls for new funding streams for infrastructure maintenance and repairs. As of 2023, about 67% of lane miles were either in...
by Fix MI State | Nov 22, 2024 | Work Zone Safety
Police could soon have a new way to ticket people driving too fast in construction zones. A package of bills being considered by lawmakers would create automatic speed enforcement zones where road crews are working. The bill package passed the State Senate earlier...
by Fix MI State | Nov 14, 2024 | Work Zone Safety
This article originally appeared in WSBT. Read more here. A new law could soon be signed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) that would put speed cameras in work zones. This means you could get a speeding ticket without being pulled over by an officer. Over the...
by Fix MI State | Oct 9, 2024 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in WXYZ. Read more here. It’s no secret that Michigan roads are in dire need of repairs. The issue is, how do we fund the repairs? Now, lawmakers are being pushed to figure out a plan. Road funding is a topic I have covered...
by Fix MI State | Sep 26, 2024 | Roads & Bridges
This story appeared in the Iron Mountain Daily News. Read more here. The Upper Peninsula’s 38th Senate District has the highest percentage of roads in poor condition in the state at 43%, according to a trade association report. The Michigan Infrastructure &...
by Fix MI State | Sep 26, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) announced it delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the significant need for implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure plan across Michigan to fund and fix...
by Fix MI State | Sep 6, 2024 | Roads & Bridges
This story appeared in WOOD TV. Read more here. We need roads and bridges to get around, but hundreds across the state need repairs now and thousands will need to be fixed in the coming years. The problem is money. A recent report said the state needs nearly $4...
by Fix MI State | Aug 28, 2024 | Work Zone Safety
LANSING, Mich. – This Labor Day weekend, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is moving orange barrels to the side of the road and removing lane restrictions on 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to...
