by Fix MI State | May 4, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING, MI — The Michigan Senate on Thursday finished passing a $56.1 billion budget, narrowly rejecting an amendment that would have put $542 million leftover dollars into roads. The House and Senate have purposely left money unallocated in their respective...
by Fix MI State | May 3, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Work on renovating Michigan’s transportation infrastructure can’t come soon enough. That’s an apparent conclusion coming from the 2016 Roads and Bridges Annual Report that the state Transportation Asset Management Council submitted to the...
by Fix MI State | May 2, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) – More than 200 lead water pipes will be removed from a southwest Michigan city this summer. MLive (http://bit.ly/2oU9UII ) reports the Kalamazoo City Commission approved a nearly $850,000 construction contract on Monday with Rieth-Riley...
by Fix MI State | May 2, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING — In light of a recent study detailing Michigan’s road needs, some legislators say they’re hoping to see roads become a bigger priority for the state. State House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Triston Cole, R-Mancelona, said...
by Fix MI State | May 1, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
EWEN, Mich. (WLUC) – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has closed the South Branch of the Ontonagon River bridge near Ewen to off-road vehicle traffic during construction activities, which are expected to continue into October. “This is an important...
by Fix MI State | Apr 26, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MUSKEGON, MI – More funding for repairing roads in Muskegon Township could be on its way, depending on the result of the May 2 election. A millage proposal on the ballot is asking voters if they would approve a tax increase to provide Muskegon Township with...
by Fix MI State | Apr 25, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Lansing – Legislative leaders and Gov. Rick Snyder have agreed to give Macomb County a $3 million grant to help repair a massive sinkhole in Fraser and will soon vote on legislation to send $100 million in federal water crisis funds to Flint. Senate Majority Leader...
by Fix MI State | Apr 21, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Several dozen residents in a Hamburg Township subdivision say a six-foot deep sinkhole on Shadow Woods Lane is just the latest in a series of problems with the neighborhood’s two roads, problems that local officials are not addressing adequately. And although the...
by Fix MI State | Apr 20, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
These days, it seems like everyone — whether inside or outside of Michigan — is talking about infrastructure. In late January, for example, news sources reported on a preliminary list prepared by President Trump’s transition team that included about 50 possible...
by Fix MI State | Apr 18, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Flooding last week led to a spill of 38.7 million gallons of partially treated sewage into the Grand River from the the city’s Market Avenue Retention Basin. The millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the river over a course of two...
