by Fix MI State | Feb 10, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Governor Whitmer’s road funding plan announcement: “With the governor’s announcement today of her plan to fund...
by Fix MI State | Feb 6, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This story originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press. Read more here. No two things may be more predictable in Lansing than spring potholes and talk at the Capitol of a new plan for how to pay for road repairs. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has promised a new road...
by Fix MI State | Jan 24, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in the Daily Mining Gazette. Read more here. A plan to provide more than $3.1 billion in road funding was rolled out Thursday by Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, who says it can be done without raising taxes. The...
by Fix MI State | Jan 24, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements, Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) announced it had delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the significant need and impact of implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure plan across Michigan would...
by Fix MI State | Jan 17, 2025 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in WEYI. Read more here. Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure funding during her address at the Detroit Auto Show, emphasizing the critical state of Michigan’s roads and bridges. “The...
by Fix MI State | Jan 16, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements, Roads & Bridges
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Speaker Matt Hall’s road funding plan announcement: “We’re glad to see Speaker Matt Hall leading the way in the...
by Fix MI State | Jan 15, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements, Roads & Bridges
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Road Ahead address: “We appreciate Governor Whitmer calling for action to fund and...
by Fix MI State | Dec 13, 2024 | Work Zone Safety
This article originally appeared in Upper Michigan’s Source. Read more here. According to the Michigan State Police, Michigan recorded over 8,000 construction work-zone-related crashes with 24 fatalities in 2023. To make work zones a little safer, Gov. Gretchen...
by Fix MI State | Dec 11, 2024 | Work Zone Safety
This article originally appeared in Up North Live. Read more here. A new Michigan law aims to protect construction workers on state highways, by placing cameras along work zones to catch speeding drivers. Another law signed with it, will do a similar thing for kids...
by Fix MI State | Dec 4, 2024 | Roads & Bridges
This story originally appeared in MLive. Read the full story here. Michigan’s roads are deteriorating faster than they can be fixed, sparking continued calls for new funding streams for infrastructure maintenance and repairs. As of 2023, about 67% of lane miles were...
