by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) – After a cold stretch, Mid-Michigan is finally climbing above the freezing mark this week. While it may feel nice outside, these temperature swings can be bad news for roads. The freeze thaw cycle will cause more potholes to pop up this...
by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT — Next week temperatures will climb back above freezing, which means potholes are in our future. Each year Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties spend on average $3 million to $5 million filling potholes. In Oakland County, they are planning on nearly 9,000...
by Fix MI State | Feb 11, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Three projects by water and drainage agencies in Oakland and Wayne counties together expect to eliminate about 48 million gallons of stormwater mixed with sewage that otherwise makes it, untreated, into the Rouge River and beyond to Lake Erie. Great Lakes Water...
by Fix MI State | Feb 11, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will release new state budget recommendations for the new fiscal year. The governor’s budget, expected Thursday, will focus on COVID-19 relief and vaccine distribution but will also include more spending...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT (WXYZ) — It’s no secret that Michigan has some of the worst roads in the country. The Michigan Department of Transportation is rolling out their plan to fix our highways. They say the plan is made possible through $3.5 billion in bonds allotted to them through...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – A southeast Michigan river is part of a study aimed at improving water quality and wastewater treatment in the region, The Associated Press reports. The Clinton River, which runs through parts of Macomb County, is one of three rivers included in...
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...
