by Fix MI State | Nov 20, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
What does modern stormwater management look like? If you ask engineering experts, more ponds, wetlands and vegetative ditches could replace past practices, such as simply burying bigger pipes. Stronger and more frequent rainstorms — like the Aug. 11, 2014, cloudburst...
by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
Drivers heading Downriver next year are in for a major headache. Starting early next year, all southbound lanes of I-75 will shut down from Detroit to Brownstown Township until 2018 as the state begins a two-year, $165-million reconstruction project that includes...
by Fix MI State | Nov 17, 2016 | Dams & Other
Grand Traverse County commissioners released a stream of funding to help cover costs associated with two future dam removals. Commissioners unanimously approved a $500,000 Brownfield Local Site Fund grant to help cover “due care” activities related to the Boardman...
by Fix MI State | Nov 15, 2016 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Troy’s boil-water advisory, which owed to a water main that broke early Sunday morning, has been lifted after three days. The city’s announcement came in just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. While the break of the 84-inch water main and the water pressure — and...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2016 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Keith Creagh had the less-than-desirable front-row seat to much of the state’s response effort to the ongoing Flint water crisis. A longtime director of several state government agencies, Creagh was tapped to head the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Potentially harmful chemicals spreading in groundwater from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda exists in a far larger area around the shuttered facility than regulators initially believed — so much so that investigators don’t yet know where the...
by Fix MI State | Nov 12, 2016 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The lead-laced drinking water that led to tragic consequences in Flint was supposed to serve as a wake-up call for Michigan and the nation, a warning that our neglected, aging infrastructure could not only result in dramatic interruptions in basic municipal services,...
by Fix MI State | Nov 10, 2016 | Roads & Bridges
In a big step forward for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority on Thursday announced that it has issued the formal request for proposals to three teams of finalists vying to build the massive span. Those three teams, each...
by Fix MI State | Nov 10, 2016 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The impact of Tuesday’s election will extend far beyond who sits in the White House. The potential ripple effects in the state capitol were the talk of Lansing Wednesday. The 2016 version of the now well-worn political phrase “Change” could include more infrastructure...
by Fix MI State | Nov 4, 2016 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Grand Rapids officials say the city’s drinking water is still well within federal standards for the presence of lead. Such testing is getting increased attention amid Flint’s crisis with lead-tainted water. The city posted the results on its website Friday...
