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...
by Fix MI State | Jan 22, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Potholes are popping up on roads across Mid-Michigan. A large pothole opened up on the ramp from I-96 to Cedar Street in Lansing on Sunday. The Michigan Department of Transportation filled the pothole Tuesday morning after several cars hit it. “I am dodging them...
by Fix MI State | Jan 21, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who saw her $2 billion plan to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges rejected by the Legislature last year, said Friday she will now shift to smaller steps, which she described as “triage” for the roads. Whitmer gave a...
by Fix MI State | Jan 21, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was in Mid-Michigan on Friday. She previewed her upcoming State of the State Address during an event at Saginaw Valley State University. The governor didn’t give away too many details of her speech while on stage, but before the event she...
by Fix MI State | Jan 21, 2020 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
“Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it.” —Margaret Atwood, “The Penelopiad” Michigan’s lakes, rivers and streams represent some of our...
by Fix MI State | Jan 21, 2020 | Roads & Bridges
There is a ray of good news as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prepares to renew her push for major new spending to fix Michigan’s roads and bridges: Republican legislative leaders say addressing the funding is a priority for them, too. But beyond that, uncertainty abounds over...
