by Fix MI State | May 5, 2022 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
In this Lake Michigan vacation town, boulder-sized chunks of concrete have collapsed from a century-old city standpipe that helps supply water to bistro taps, condominiums and garden hoses. And judging by the latest fissure, another few tons could fall at any moment....
by Fix MI State | Apr 29, 2022 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The City of Cheboygan is joining many other communities across the state working to improve infrastructure and replace old water pipes. For Cheboygan, about two miles of lead pipes would be replaced. It’s an expensive project but there is some state funding available...
by Fix MI State | Apr 15, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan roads will continue to erode and cost taxpayers $25 billion per year by 2031 if lawmakers don’t commit to more money for upkeep, according to a national transportation report released Thursday. Conducted by Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit research group...
by Fix MI State | Apr 15, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
As spring arrives in Michigan, more and more orange barrels will go up in Genesee County. That also means more roadside workers, slowdowns, alternate routes and construction delays. But for employees at the Genesee County Road Commission, spring can sometimes mean...
by Fix MI State | Apr 15, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s deteriorating roads are costing Michiganders about $4,845 every year in repairs. A new report shows it will cost even more if nothing changes in the next decade. “I think they are pretty pitiful shape,” said Beth DeVoe. “When I woke up this morning, you...
by Fix MI State | Apr 14, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s road and bridge conditions will worsen over the next decade if the state keeps its current funding formulas and despite an infusion of $9 billion in federal infrastructure spending in the next four years, according to a report released Thursday. The...
by Fix MI State | Apr 8, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
The second phase of the state’s bridge repair program aimed at fixing up 59 bridges is moving forward, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Phase I of the MDOT pilot program started in March in an effort to repair 19 bridges; those projects,...
by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
A new Michigan initiative to bundle bridge projects together to make them more cost-effective launched in March, and it includes 19 bridges statewide. A pilot project, the first of its kind in Michigan, encompasses 19 bridges owned by local agencies. MDOT expects...
by Fix MI State | Mar 31, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a plan to spend $4.8 billion on the state’s infrastructure, including roads and water pipes at an event on Wednesday in Grand Rapids. Last week, Michigan lawmakers unveiled a plan for long overdue upgrades to roads, water pipes,...
by Fix MI State | Mar 31, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan officials are celebrating a “historic” deal that will pump nearly $3 billion into aging infrastructure, but advocates say the state should be spending that much — or more — every year to adequately address decades of disinvestment. The one-time funding surge...
