by Fix MI State | Jun 17, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – Fixing the roads this year carries extra heavy prices. “It’s not only fuel, other materials have a rising cost going forward in the industry in MDOT are working well at trying to contain those costs,” said Rob Coppersmith, the executive...
by Fix MI State | Jun 15, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
It feels like Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much these days. However, as the respective party leaders of the Michigan Senate, we are in agreement that the Legislature must do everything it can this year to improve Michigan’s roads while spending tax dollars...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive directive June 1 aimed at streamlining the permitting process for large state infrastructure projects. The directive applies to infrastructure projects estimated to cost $50 million or more. Whitmer instructed all...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke about infrastructure on the second day of the Mackinac Island Policy Conference in Michigan. He highlighted that Michigan received about $3 billion federally to help fix the roads and bridges and for electric vehicle...
by Fix MI State | Jun 2, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
A new EPIC MRA poll finds a top issue of concern for Michigan voters continues to be fixing the roads. Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association Vice President Rob Coppersmith tells WSJM News 93% of Michigan residents give the state’s roads a negative...
by Fix MI State | Jun 2, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won election four years ago on a promise to “fix the damn roads,” but as she asks voters to re-elect her this fall, the first-term Democrat says she’ll need more time to fulfill that pledge. I’ve “never suggested that...
by Fix MI State | May 27, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Fixing Michigan roads is a top concern for Michiganders. People are fed up with dismantled infrastructure that leads to flooded basements and roads. “Roads are always going to be a top issue as long as we stay at current funding levels,” said Ryan Brege, director of...
by Fix MI State | May 26, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
(The Center Square) – A bill that aims to allow cameras able to ticket speeders in some road construction zones when workers are present has been voted onto the Michigan House floor. A May 20 MDOT Facebook post said one Michigan State Police trooper pulled over three...
by Fix MI State | May 26, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Earlier this month, Corktown resident Ely Hydes fell through a hole in the Spruce Street pedestrian bridge, plunging 15 feet to the Lodge Freeway below. Media reports show that Hydes, who landed just feet away from traffic on the roadway itself, suffered...
by Fix MI State | May 26, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
A 93% majority of Michigan voters have an unfavorable impression of Michigan’s roads and 65% of voters give them a poor rating, according to an EPIC-MRA poll of 600 voters taken May 11-17. Another 28% described the roads as “fair,” 6% said they were “pretty...
