Michigan had more poor-rated roads in 2022, according to new report

by Fix MI State | May 11, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan had more miles of federal-aid roads graded as “poor” condition than “good” condition for the 16th consecutive year in 2022. About 33% of the state’s federal-aid roads received a “poor” designation via the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s...

Fix the damn roads? Michigan must first decide who OKs the darn gravel mines

by Fix MI State | May 11, 2023 | Aggregate Mining

Michigan’s quest to “fix the damn roads” is prompting a fight in Lansing over who gets to decide where the gravel industry can mine for raw materials used in concrete and asphalt. For the fourth straight legislative term, bipartisan lawmakers are pushing bills that...

Michigan’s infrastructure gets a ‘mediocre’ grade in new report card

by Fix MI State | May 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

America’s top civil engineers gave Michigan’s overall infrastructure a C- letter grade in a new state-by-state report card, warning that the state’s roads, bridges, dams and underground pipelines require attention or could be at risk of failing. The...

Michigan receives C- on infrastructure report card

by Fix MI State | May 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan’s infrastructure report card shows improvement, according to the Michigan chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The report card shows an overall grade of C- which is an increase from a D+ back in 2017. “A C minus means our...

Michigan roads a little better, but still a D and will get worse, report finds

by Fix MI State | May 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

Don’t let the annual barrage of orange barrels fool you: Michigan roads are still in rough shape and projected to get worse in future years. The bumpy state of Michigan roads was confirmed by two new reports released in the last week, including an official Michigan...

‘Unacceptable’: Michigan’s roads, bridges earn D in annual report

by Fix MI State | May 9, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

The latest report from the America Society of Civil Engineers says Michigan made slight gains in 2022, but the state’s roads and bridges still lag behind the national average. The organization held a news conference on Monday to detail the 2023 report. It broke down...

Michigan gets poor grades for drinking water, roads and energy in 2023

by Fix MI State | May 9, 2023 | Roads & Bridges

When it comes to roads, drinking water, energy and other infrastructure components, Michigan’s 2023 report card was mediocre at best. The state received nine “C’s” and five “D’s,” for an overall grade of “C-” on this year’s assessment from the Michigan Section of the...

Michigan roads remain in poor condition, pose risk for public

by Fix MI State | May 8, 2023 | Press Releases & Statements

LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement urging support for a long-term, equitable and sustainable infrastructure investment plan following...

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...