by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
For the second year in a row, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This special memorial honors the more than 1,600 lives of road workers,...
by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Michigan saw a rise in traffic fatalities last year despite fewer vehicles on the road. In 2022, the state had a 15% increase in traffic deaths compared to 2019, according to a report published Wednesday, June 21, by the national transportation research nonprofit...
by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Traffic deaths jumped 15 percent from 2019 to 2022 in Michigan, even though the pandemic decreased total travel — and experts blame risky driving. Data released Thursday by TRIP, a national research nonprofit, show Michigan drivers traveled over 100 billion miles in...
by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan had more than 4,300 traffic crashes within work zones in 2022, resulting in 16 deaths and 862 injuries, according to road work officials. To make construction zones safer, legislators from the state House have passed a pair of bills that would allow for the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 22, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement praising passage of House Bill 4132 & 4133 in the Michigan House of Representatives. The bipartisan...
by Fix MI State | Jun 22, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
A new report by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit, shows traffic-related deaths in Michigan spiked 15% between 2019 and 2022, even when COVID-related closures forced many to work from home. “The report shows that speeds on Michigan roads have...
by Fix MI State | Jun 15, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
If you’ve driven a vehicle in Michigan during construction season, chances are you’ve experienced the frustrating traffic bottleneck associated with lane closures. Some drivers choose to exit the closing lane as soon as they learn of the traffic shift ahead. Others...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s construction season continues next week with more than 130 new road and bridge projects requiring some type of lane closure around the state. Among the projects that will have impacts on traffic between Monday and Friday, June 12-16, include work on M-50 in...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Starting this summer, Michigan drivers will have to put down their phones while behind the wheel or risk a ticket On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation making Michigan the 26th state to enact a “hands-free” distracted driving law, which bars motorists...
by Fix MI State | Jun 1, 2023 | Press Releases & Statements
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement after the announcement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of the formation of the Growing Michigan Together...
