by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
About 30,000 gallons of raw sewage overflowed from a manhole on private property in Kalamazoo on Monday. Utility crews from Kalamazoo’s Department of Public Services responded to the spill, and removed the blockage causing the problem. The overflow was from a...
by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
An excess of wastewater from the weekend rainfall caused an “unanticipated bypass” at the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority, officials said this week. The capacity of one of the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s steps was exceeded on Saturday, March 28, in the...
by Fix MI State | Mar 26, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Some good news when it comes to the roads amid the coronavirus: Construction is moving along as scheduled. While projects won’t get done any faster, less people on the road means construction workers are in better working conditions. “It is a bit safer because...
by Fix MI State | Mar 26, 2020 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The rising Great Lakes are scouring, flooding and undermining roads and bridges around the state, and nowhere is the economic uncertainty more visible than in these shoreline towns. At least $25 million will be needed to keep the causeway connecting the fraternal...
by Fix MI State | Mar 25, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Projects to improve Michigan’s roadways are rolling on as many of the state’s residents stay at home and off the roads under an executive order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. On Monday, Whitmer issued a stay-at-home order that bans many businesses from...
by Fix MI State | Mar 18, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
It could be tempting to flush nearly alternatives down the toilet, especially if toilet paper isn’t readily available. But during the Coronavirus outbreak, plumbers, and officials at the Kent County Water Resource Recovery Facility, are saying,...
by Fix MI State | Mar 18, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
We know little about how the novel coronavirus might survive and move within our drinking and wastewater systems. But in some regions such mechanisms could be a critical piece of the puzzle surrounding the disease transmission, To understand why, we need to look more...
by Fix MI State | Mar 16, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
City officials have reported a sewage spill at the University of Michigan’s Nichols Arboretum, a public nature area with walking trails along the Huron River. The city was notified of a manhole in the Arb with water leaking from it at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March...
by Fix MI State | Mar 9, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The Inkster Avenue Bridge is closed in Kalamazoo, the city said in a news release. The bridge was closed after that was determined to be the best and safest approach following a structural inspection that occurred late last week, Public Services Director James Baker...
by Fix MI State | Mar 9, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
UPDATE: In light of the Governor’s recommendations for COVID-19/Coronavirus community mitigation strategies, the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) and Michigan Construction have decided to suspend the remaining industry hiring fairs....
