by Fix MI State | Feb 10, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan’s infrastructure is in tough shape, from potholed roads and deteriorating bridges to aging sewers and dams in dire need of maintenance. A panel appointed by former Gov. Rick Snyder in 2016 following the Flint water crisis concluded Michigan needed $4 billion...
by Fix MI State | Feb 3, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The State Transportation Commission has given the go-ahead to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to sell bonds to finance Michigan’s most urgently needed road repairs. But, as we hear from Rick Pluta, she says bonding does not solve the entire problem. The governor...
by Fix MI State | Feb 3, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan State Transportation Commission approved a plan Thursday to borrow up to $3.5 billion over the next four years to inject a rush of money into the state’s crumbling road system. Under the plan, unveiled by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday night,...
by Fix MI State | Feb 3, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s second state of the state speech struck a different tone than her first, turning gravely serious at times as she hit lawmakers for not acting on her road plan. Her speech was shorter than usual, and she outlined the reason as she unveiled her...
by Fix MI State | Jan 31, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
A bump, a pop, and a shake. It’s all too familiar to Michigan drivers. Pothole season is here a bit early and metro-Detroiters are veterans at battling the small and sometimes large crates, but if you find yourself jolted by a pothole, keep an eye out for these signs...
by Fix MI State | Jan 31, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Since becoming governor, my number one priority has been to solve the infrastructure crisis Michigan faces. Year after year, Michigan has had the worst roads in the nation. Our roads are dangerous, and the longer we wait to fix them, the more expensive it gets. Last...
by Fix MI State | Jan 31, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The State Transportation Commission has given the go-ahead to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to sell taxpayer-backed bonds to finance Michigan’s most urgently needed road repairs. “This will help us front load some projects that are really important in a crumbling...
by Fix MI State | Jan 30, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan will nearly double its spending on state highways and bridges over the next five years under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $3.5 billion bond initiative she announced Wednesday during her State of the State speech. Nearly 40 percent of the new bond proceed spending...
by Fix MI State | Jan 30, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer embraced a new road financing method and got approval to issue $3.5 billion in bonds this week, but she and Republican lawmakers both say it’s not a long-term road funding solution. Asked at a Thursday roundtable with reporters if she would offer...
by Fix MI State | Jan 27, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
As Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prepares to deliver her second annual State of the State Address on Wednesday, a new poll underscores the first-term Democrat’s challenge to “fix the damn roads.” Michigan voters say crumbling infrastructure is the most important...
