by Fix MI State | May 15, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
A year ago, Genesee County bridge inspectors discovered holes in the steel beams holding up a bridge over the Swartz Creek. The two-lane bridge, on Grand Blanc Road near U.S. 23, is now being held together by temporary steel supports until it can be replaced in 2020 —...
by Fix MI State | May 15, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan is not the first state to consider replacing a lot of bridges in rough shape in a relatively short amount of time. In pitching its “bridge bundling” program — an $850 million to $1 billion proposal to repair groups of bridges at once to get all of Michigan’s...
by Fix MI State | May 15, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Nearly 450 bridges across Michigan are rated serious or critical (49 of which are closed because they are unsafe). Engineers grade bridges’ safety based on the quality of the deck, superstructure, substructure and drainage culverts. Use this map to see which...
by Fix MI State | May 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Many groups across our state have urged Michigan governors and legislators, elected over the past two decades, to exercise leadership and pass a plan that will truly fix Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges. Michigan voters — who in nearly every poll say that fixing...
by Fix MI State | May 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
A year ago, Genesee County bridge inspectors discovered holes in the steel beams holding up a bridge over the Swartz Creek. The two-lane bridge, on Grand Blanc Road near U.S. 23, is now being held together by temporary steel supports until it can be replaced in 2020 —...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Wayne County maintains 232 bridges across its 43 communities. We are responsible for the maintenance of approximately 1,440 county primary and local roadways and 462 miles of state trunk lines and freeways. It’s the oldest and largest system of roads and bridges...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation said without significant investment, 40 percent of Michigan’s major highways will be in poor condition in three years. George Pulaski is one frustrated driver. “They’re just all beat up, and they’re...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Lansing — Michigan’s bad roads got worse in 2018 and the condition of the state’s aging infrastructure is not projected to improve over the next decade, according to annual ratings released Friday. The latest annual report from the Transportation Asset Management...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
There was a lot to support in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2020 budget proposal. We serve on the Michigan League for Public Policy’s board, and the governor’s budget aligned with much of the League’s Owner’s Manual for Michigan policy agenda...
by Natalie Kozma | May 9, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
For this segment of The Transportation Facts, we discuss the various contracting methods that are being used by owner agencies (often the state and local governments) and contractors in Michigan. We often hear the term “innovative contracting,” but there is little...
