by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI – Instead of being covered by white snow, Michigan’s roads soon will be covered by orange barricades. The Michigan Department of Transportation released it’s list of 2017 road projects, including a handful in the Jackson area. For a full...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan drivers: get ready to say goodbye to the snow and hello to construction season. The Michigan Department of Transportation released its map of 2017 road projects on Monday. The map includes several long-term projects in West Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
State transportation officials are gearing up for construction projects across the region, prompting the traditional traffic challenges that come along with road construction season. The Michigan Department of Transportation released it annual road repairs map Monday,...
by Fix MI State | Mar 4, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING — Didn’t they just fix this road? It’s a common complaint from Michigan motorists when they encounter orange barrels in a familiar location. The Michigan Department of Transportation is now trying to find out whether it is cost-effective to build...
by Fix MI State | Mar 1, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
People who know Michigan know water is especially important here. Water is our way of life. Water is where we play. Water is our childhood summer memories. Water is swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and camping at our lakes and rivers. Water is also big...
by Fix MI State | Mar 1, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
GRAND HAVEN, MI – A hole in a wastewater pipe running under the Grand River caused nearly 2 million gallons of sewage to leak into the waterway that empties into Lake Michigan. The repairs to the hole in the 45-year-old, heavy-duty ductile iron pipe were...
by Fix MI State | Feb 23, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
A boil water advisory is in effect for Novi residents who live in the area of Eight Mile and Haggerty roads because of an equipment failure at the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, officials said today. The advisory is a precaution recommended by the Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Feb 22, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Corrections and clarifications: This story has been updated to correct the location of the spill’s address. It happened in Bedford Township. About 2,000 gallons of sanitary sewage spilled from a Bedford Township lift station Tuesday. A report from the city of...
by Fix MI State | Feb 21, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The warm weather may be nice, but it’s creating problems for the roads. Potholes are showing up and drivers are taking notice. When the temperatures rise, of course, snow melts and the water makes its way into the cracks in roads. When...
by Fix MI State | Feb 20, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Governor Snyder’s recently released 21st Century Infrastructure Commission’s report confirmed, in spades, what many of us already knew; Michigan’s transportation, water, energy and communications infrastructure is in very bad shape. The report...
