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...
by Fix MI State | May 25, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following the release of an EPIC-MRA poll showing that Michigan voters rate infrastructure as the top...
by Fix MI State | May 24, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan drivers speeding through construction zones on state highways would be caught on an automated speed radar and issued warnings and fines under a bill pending in the Legislature. House Bill 5750 would give the Michigan Department of Transportation and state...
by Fix MI State | May 24, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee voted in support of House Bill 5750, legislation that would allow for...
by Fix MI State | May 18, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT (WXYZ) — After a man fell through the Spruce Street pedestrian bridge over the Lodge Freeway in Detroit earlier this month, many wondered why it took the Michigan Department of Transportation almost a week to respond to the incident. MDOT says it was not aware...
by Fix MI State | May 11, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Copper Country roads were in slightly better condition overall than the state average, though it fares worse when trunkline roads are excluded. The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council, part of the state Department of Transportation, recently released its...
by Fix MI State | May 11, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
A report released last week shows increased state and federal spending is helping Michigan’s crumbling roads. The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council report says 67% of federal aid paved state roads are in fair (42%) to good (25%) condition. That is a...
by Fix MI State | May 5, 2022 | Dams & Other
The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was “foreseeable and preventable,” resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert panel said Wednesday. The Edenville Dam on the Tittabawassee...
