Michigan legislation would shift gravel mine permitting to state

by Fix MI State | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would transfer permitting and oversight of sand and gravel mines from local governments to the state. House Bills 4526, 4527 and 4528 were introduced Wednesday, May 3 as a bipartisan package which supporters cast as...

Lawmakers resurrect plan to eliminate local control in mining permits

by Fix MI State | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers are resurrecting a proposal to transfer oversight of aggregate mining permits and operations from local communities to state regulators amid a roughly eight-year fight over efforts to open new mines. But the introduction of the...

Michigan budget proposals include more money to fix city and county roads

by Fix MI State | May 5, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan counties and cities could soon get more money to fix the roads. And road agencies said they’re hoping this is just the beginning. That’s because you don’t have to go too far in Michigan before you find a street riddled with potholes. And drivers are sick of...

Mileage fees, higher gas tax among options to fund Michigan’s crumbling roads

by Fix MI State | May 1, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

This article originally appeared in MLive. Read more here.  In order to maintain its road system in the coming years, Michigan will need to come up with another almost $4 billion in infrastructure funding annually, according to a recent report from the Michigan...

Opinion: Install work zone cameras for speeders to save workers’ lives

by Fix MI State | Apr 28, 2023 | Work Zone Safety

This is an opinion piece written by Michigan State Representative Will Snyder (D-Muskegon) that appeared in Bridge Michigan. Read more here.  Last week was National Work Zone Awareness Week, which was designated by Congress to help raise attention for the people who...

MDOT reminding drivers to slow down as construction season ramps up

by Fix MI State | Apr 21, 2023 | Work Zone Safety

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding drivers to slow down in construction zones for National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, an annual spring campaign to encourage safe driving. You’ve probably already noticed more work zones and orange...

Officials, safety experts discuss importance of attentive driving

by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week and MDOT, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, and safety experts met to discuss the importance of attentive driving and work zone safety. “Education, education, education that should always be first,” Miosha Construction Division...

Workers, legislators ask drivers to slow down, pay attention in construction zones

by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Work Zone Safety

Working in road construction zones has never been easy but it got worse in 2022 and those on the frontlines are asking drivers to slow down and pay attention as this construction season starts. “It’s scary … in work zones today,” said Gerrad Godley, construction...

Michigan needs ‘mindset change’ to fix infrastructure issues, experts say

by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

Policy experts met in Lansing on Tuesday to discuss solutions to the state’s seemingly-endless infrastructure concerns, part of a public policy forum presented by the Institute For Public Policy and Social Research, or IPPSR, at Michigan State University....

Michigan State holds panel on ‘crumbling infrastructure’

by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized

Michigan State University held a forum Tuesday to discuss how the state can tackle it’s aging infrastructure. Both state and federal governments have invested billions of dollars into Michigan’s infrastructure in recent years, but the state still has a significant...