by Fix MI State | Sep 4, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Here’s what we know: Michigan’s crumbling roads are the worst in the country and to fix them, it’s going to take $2.5 billion per year, for decades to come. For years, the state has been cutting corners when it comes to maintaining its state and federal roads, costing...
by Fix MI State | Sep 4, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
On Aug. 20, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a town hall in Munger to discuss a critical issue for farmers and agri-businesses: Improving Michigan’s infrastructure before it’s too late. It’s no secret Michigan’s critical infrastructure is in a state of crisis. Our roads are...
by Fix MI State | Sep 4, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
We all know that Michigan’s roads aren’t great, and despite a report earlier this year that said Michigan has the best drivers in the country, a new report from WalletHub found that Detroit is the worst city to drive in. The group compared the 100 largest...
by Fix MI State | Aug 29, 2019 | Dams & Other
Public works officials spotted and barricaded a sinkhole in front of Eastpointe Middle School, just in time to prevent any students getting near it. That 8-foot-deep void is one of two new sinkholes in Macomb County that required emergency repairs recently. Miller...
by Fix MI State | Aug 27, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Huron River trips between the city’s Argo and Gallup canoe/kayak liveries are closed due to a sewage spill. The city received a complaint Monday morning, Aug. 26 about sewage overflowing onto Ashley Street from a manhole, the city announced in a news release Tuesday...
by Fix MI State | Aug 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The prevailing wisdom among Republican state legislators dead set against raising taxes to fund infrastructure is that poor roads are a problem for Democrats from urban and suburban areas of Michigan, not the largely outstate rural areas they represent. But this line...
by Fix MI State | Aug 26, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
People who know Michigan know water is especially important here. Water is our way of life. Water is where we play. Water is our childhood summer memories. Water is swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and camping at our lakes and rivers. Water is also...
by Fix MI State | Aug 21, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The city dumped an estimated 2 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Flint River Sunday, Aug. 18, just months after officials warned wastewater infrastructure was fast approaching a “critical point.” A partial report filed by the city with the state Department...
by Fix MI State | Aug 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
As negotiations over the state budget ramp up in the Michigan legislature, lawmakers are mulling a number of different options on how to get more money towards roads, ranging from gas tax increases to letting local governments go to voters for additional revenue....
by Fix MI State | Aug 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING, Mich. — Leaders of Michigan business organizations that represent tens of thousands of employers across the state today joined together to urge the Legislature and Governor to include a comprehensive plan to fix the roads in the new state budget that...
