by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Dams & Other
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton River is one of three southeastern Michigan rivers being studied to help improve water quality and wastewater treatment in the region. It is part of the Great Lakes Water Authority’s “Regional River Water Quality Monitoring Program,”...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
TRAVERSE CITY — Treating approximately 541 million gallons of water that seeped or surged into Traverse City’s sewage system in 2020 cost an extra $2.8 million. That’s according to some number-crunching city Commissioner Tim Werner, who figured some estimations based...
by Fix MI State | Feb 2, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Last month an article about litigation after the floods of August 2014 didn’t mention what state and local governments have — or haven’t — done to address the inevitable flooding that is likely to occur again. Much of the region’s existing...
by Fix MI State | Jan 14, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A Clarkston woman was driving her normal route when a chunk of concrete from an overpass on Interstate 75 smashed into her windshield. Tracie Moonen was at Exit 93 on Dixie Highway at I-75 when the concrete hit her vehicle. “My windshield had...
by Fix MI State | Jan 7, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING — The coronavirus may leave Michigan with less tax revenue to fix local roads, but it isn’t slowing down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $3.5 billion bond plan to rebuild state highways and bridges, according to Department of Transportation Director Paul Ajeba....
by Fix MI State | Dec 22, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Sewage overflows that occured in Washtenaw County on Friday and Sunday have been contained, officials said. The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority Collection system learned of an overflow that discharged an estimated 60 gallons of raw...
by Fix MI State | Dec 22, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
MUSKEGON, MI – A sewage spill near Baker College in Muskegon Township was quickly contained Tuesday afternoon. The spill, caused by a valve malfunction on a sewer force main, was an estimated 200 gallons, said Dave Johnson, director of the Muskegon County wastewater...
by Fix MI State | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
GENESEE COUNTY, MI – A power outage at a pump station led to raw sewage being dumped over the weekend into the Flint River. A statement notes the city of Flint’s Water Pollution Control Facility discharged an unspecified amount of sewage from its Third Avenue...
by Fix MI State | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized, Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE — Using targeted technology as well as low-cost, system-wide improvements, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across the Upper Peninsula this year have been designed to make roads safer. MDOT safety projects are part of a larger effort to...
by Fix MI State | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Unlike previous lame-duck sessions, Michigan lawmakers appear unlikely to take another stab at overhauling how the state funds roads and infrastructure. But they could end up in a heated not-in-my-backyard debate over where the aggregate materials needed to replace...
