by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lansing’s sewer system spilled over 333 million gallons of untreated combined sewer overflow into the Grand River last year, according to state data. The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy tracks spills from hundreds of Michigan cities and...
by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2021 | Dams & Other, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Some residents living along the streams, rivers, and lakes near the failed Edenville and Sanford dams in Mid-Michigan are experiencing algal blooms in the shallow waters that feed the former reservoirs. The blooms are common this time of year and the Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Jul 26, 2021 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Michigan summers and beach days go hand-in-hand but not every seeming oasis is a safe place to dip your toes. Before packing a cooler, towels, sand toys and an umbrella and heading to your local beach, check this list of 14 beaches that, as of Thursday afternoon, July...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
There are approximately 968 bridges within Upper Peninsula roads. Of that number, 315 of those bridges are owned, operated and maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation, while the remaining 653 are the responsibility of local entities, such as county...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Three weeks after historic rainstorms devastated Metro Detroit, another heavy round of wet weather swooped in Friday, submerging freeways and residential streets and flooding basements all over again. It’s been a nightmare for Ebony Walker, who has lived in...
by Fix MI State | Jul 9, 2021 | Dams & Other
With the hiring of a third new dam safety engineer, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) Dam Safety Unit now has a staff of five full-time experts, double the number from last year. This will allow for more frequent onsite...
by Natalie Kozma | Jul 9, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan road officials said trucks hit bridges more often than one would think after officials in Washington D.C. investigating a pedestrian bridge collapse that left several people injured on June 23, 2021. The aerial footage showed part of the bridge lying on the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 9, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
When Cierra Mangal answered the phone at 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, she had no idea how much rain had hit Detroit or that the water was still rising. “The water had to be at least three-and-a-half to 4 feet high,” she told BridgeDetroit on Monday. “It was ridiculous.”...
by Fix MI State | Jul 8, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The recent flooding in southeast Michigan has yet again put a bright light on what happens when we fail to make investments in our underground water infrastructure. The Detroit metropolitan area saw as much as seven inches of rain in a 12-hour span. Quickly, drain...
by Fix MI State | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the 7 UpFront segment, FOX 17 sister station WXYZ in Detroit takes an in-depth look at the path to desperately needed road and bridge repairs around metro Detroit. The recent assessment from the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association reveals that...
