by Fix MI State | Aug 3, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
A leading Michigan construction trade association is launching a new campaign urging drivers to slow down in road construction zones. The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA), is placing billboards in select locations in Detroit, Flint, Grand...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Rubber is meeting road not in the usual sense of tires rolling on pavement but in rubber from scrap tires becoming part of road surfaces in some areas of Michigan. Recent paving projects backed by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Two days, two serious crashes in a construction zone on I-96. Now, Michigan State Police are warning drivers to keep their eyes on the road. “Not paying attention, didn’t realize that traffic was slowing down and ran into the back of a...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
A road department worker in southwest Michigan died Wednesday after being struck by a suspected drunk driver, police reported. An employee of the Berrien County Road Department was cutting a tree that had fallen across Red Bud Trail near Glendora Road, north of...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed a $57 billion general budget covering everything from roads and economic development to health and public safety. It is the first time that general funding is wrapped up this early in the Democrat’s 3½-year tenure,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 14, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Summer road construction continues across Upper Michigan. With major projects ongoing in Munising, Houghton and Marquette, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding motorists to be cautious. They say to leave extra...
by Fix MI State | Jul 7, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE — It’s that time of the year again in the Upper Peninsula — a time for flowers to bloom, tourists to arrive and for construction to begin. This summer will be no exception, with 22 projects scheduled to take place at an estimated cost of $100 million....
by Fix MI State | Jun 30, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, Michigan state authorities are asking the public to slow down and be extra cautious on the roadways. Crashes, fatalities, and injuries are all up across the state. Michael Felton was just in a car crash last weekend. His 2016...
by Fix MI State | Jun 30, 2022 | Stormwater & Wastewater
A $73.9 million investment into rural Michigan infrastructure is expected to benefit southern and central Michigan communities. Among the list of communities benefitting from the investment made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State is both the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements, Work Zone Safety
This press release is from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit. Learn more about the report here. Washington, D.C. –The number of traffic fatalities in the U.S. surged by 19 percent from 2019 to 2021. Traffic fatalities began to increase dramatically...
