by Fix MI State | Aug 9, 2022 | Stormwater & Wastewater
(CBS Detroit) – Last summer’s record rainfall caused massive flooding throughout Metro-Detroit. Although issues with the infrastructure were addressed, some areas are still prone for overflow. The Michigan Department of Transportation currently has 140 pump stations...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, also known as MITA, wants drivers to know about a campaign they’re promoting. “The campaign is not a new campaign,” said MITA Executive Vice President Rob Coppersmith. “Its been done throughout the years, and...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
This story was written by Elena Durnbaugh for Gongwer News Service. Read more here. Drivers are going too fast in construction zones, and it’s killing people. The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, a trade association representing heavy...
by Fix MI State | Aug 3, 2022 | Stormwater & Wastewater
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit says it’s taking on one of its most ambitious stormwater projects ever with the launch of a new $40 million system that will divert rainwater and snowmelt from an entire west Detroit neighborhood. When complete, the two new...
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...
