by Fix MI State | Feb 17, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This op-ed appeared in The Detroit News. Read more here. Michigan has underfunded road and bridge construction for decades. Potholes, crumbling roads, and bridges in disrepair have become all too common across the state. In 2023, it was found that Michigan was...
by Fix MI State | Feb 14, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in the Iron Mountain Daily News. Read more here. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday unveiled her $3 billion “MI Road Ahead” Plan, her latest pitch for “fixing the damn roads,” which was her signature campaign promise during her first...
by Fix MI State | Feb 14, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in WWMT. Read more here. LANSING, Mich. — On Monday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a new plan to funnel more money into fixing the state’s aging infrastructure. The $3 billion plan, MI Road Ahead, aims to get more...
by Fix MI State | Feb 11, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This story appeared in the Michigan Advance. Read more here. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday unveiled her $3 billion “MI Road Ahead” Plan, her latest pitch for “fixing the damn roads,” which was her signature campaign promise during her first gubernatorial campaign...
by Fix MI State | Feb 11, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This interview appeared on WWJ Radio. Listen here. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has released her new $3 billion plan to fund road construction — which includes having corporations such as Amazon, X, Facebook and TikTok, pay more taxes. In addition, she wants to increase the...
by Fix MI State | Feb 10, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Governor Whitmer’s road funding plan announcement: “With the governor’s announcement today of her plan to fund...
by Fix MI State | Feb 6, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This story originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press. Read more here. No two things may be more predictable in Lansing than spring potholes and talk at the Capitol of a new plan for how to pay for road repairs. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has promised a new road...
by Fix MI State | Jan 24, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in the Daily Mining Gazette. Read more here. A plan to provide more than $3.1 billion in road funding was rolled out Thursday by Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, who says it can be done without raising taxes. The...
by Fix MI State | Jan 24, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements, Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) announced it had delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the significant need and impact of implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure plan across Michigan would...
by Fix MI State | Jan 17, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in WEYI. Read more here. Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure funding during her address at the Detroit Auto Show, emphasizing the critical state of Michigan’s roads and bridges. “The...
