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....
by Fix MI State | Mar 5, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
UPDATE: With March Madness canceled, we have decided to cancel the accompanying Pothole Madness challenge. Thank you to everyone for your engagement around this. We will be in touch about future contest opportunities down the line. Until then, drive safe, and stay...
by Fix MI State | Mar 4, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
April showers are still a while off but now is a good time to start thinking about ways to help keep our rivers and lakes clean by managing stormwater. Stormwater is what ends up on the ground and in our waterways as the result of rainfall or snowmelt. Stormwater...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Weeks after township officials ordered “no body contact” with Four Mile Creek, a body of water that feeds the Muskegon River and passes under Muskegon Community College, that advisory has been lifted. Recent testing of the waters came back within quality standards,...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The daily commute for Amanda Miles used to be so simple. Six or seven minutes to work as a bartender. Another short trip for her kids to elementary school, just around the corner from her job. That all ended two years ago when the county shut down the decaying Waltz...
by Fix MI State | Feb 24, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
The 38-year-old Jackson woman who got hit by a piece of concrete that fell from a bridge over U.S. 127 this week could’ve been any driver. The woman was driving north on U.S. 127 when the concrete chunk fell off the Barnes Road overpass near Mason, crashed...
