by Fix MI State | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
MITA reacts to Gov. Whitmer’s 2023-2024 budget recommendation LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023-2024...
by Fix MI State | Feb 2, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Many Michiganders joke that the orange barrel should be the state mascot, with the state Department of Transportation struggling to keep up with road repairs. According to the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association, the 2023 budget for the Highway...
by Fix MI State | Jan 30, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This opinion piece was written by Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. To read the full article in Crain’s Detroit Business, click here. As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins her second term and new...
by Fix MI State | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Toll roads could be part of a broader plan to reimagine infrastructure funding as electric vehicles become more popular and limit fuel tax revenues, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday. Whitmer, who first won election in 2018 on a pledge to “fix the damn...
by Fix MI State | Jan 20, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan could lose $95 million a year for road repairs as electric vehicles become more widespread, a report from East Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group found. That’s because gas taxes largely fund road construction, and electric vehicle drivers currently pay no...
by Fix MI State | Jan 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Michigan could generate $1 billion a year to fix deteriorating roads by charging motorists tolls to use nearly 1,200 miles of state highways, according to new feasibility and implementation studies for the state. Converting the highways to toll roads no doubt would be...
by Fix MI State | Jan 12, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
The number of traffic deaths on U.S. roadways fell slightly during the first nine months of 2022, but pedestrian and cyclist deaths continued to rise. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 31,785 people were killed in crashes from January...
by Fix MI State | Jan 12, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Most people make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, or stop a bad habit. AAA hopes Michiganders will make it their resolution to improve road safety by moving over for vehicles that are stopped on the shoulder of the road. On average, one tow truck...
by Fix MI State | Dec 1, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation’s bridge bundling pilot project is complete. The program wrapped up as the Nottawa Road bridge in St. Joseph County reopened to traffic Tuesday. It had been under construction since August. Officials said the bridge over the...
by Fix MI State | Dec 1, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Nearly 900 people are killed on average in vehicle crashes during snowfall or sleet every year, according to the Department of Transportation, so what do you do if you start to lose control of the vehicle? While it’s important to prepare ahead of time, even the most...
