by Fix MI State | Jul 11, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
People in Michigan are speaking up about the conditions of the roads and the money to fix them. They listened to state representatives about a new proposal that doesn’t involve raising the gas tax by 45 cents as the governor has proposed. People we spoke with...
by Fix MI State | Jul 11, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The Trump administration doesn’t seem to care all that much about infrastructure in the Midwest. As Democrats and President Donald Trump quibbled over infrastructure in late April, Midwesterners struggled to recover from the bomb cyclone that caused millions to flee...
by Fix MI State | Jul 11, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
When the warmer temperatures come around, it not only means summertime is here, but also construction season. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that it will begin 30 construction projects Monday in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, with...
by Fix MI State | Jul 6, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Ann Arbor will reopen river trips between Argo and Gallup canoe liveries on the Huron River starting Sunday at 9 a.m., after a broken sewer line caused approximately 3,000 gallons of untreated sewage to flow into the river, the city tweeted Saturday. The closure was...
by Fix MI State | Jul 4, 2019 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Hot, muggy weather on a holiday means a trip to the beach will be in order for many of us today. But be careful about where you’re dipping your toes. High bacteria counts from stormwater runoff or other, unknown sources has closed or prompted contamination...
by Fix MI State | Jul 2, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Budget battle shows no signs of waning The $56.8 billion budget Michigan government is currently operating under was signed by then-Gov. Rick Snyder on June 21, 2018. It was a different time – for eight years, both chambers of the legislature and the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
A recent study, that no Michigander needed, confirmed that we have the worst roads in the country. But, all roads in our pothole-plagued state are not created equal. Is it possible that your city or county has the worst roads in the state with the worst roads in the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The battle over Michigan’s budget is paved with potholes and while Gov. Whitmer’s solution is to raise the gas tax to repair the state’s crumbling roads, some Republicans want to divert tax money used for schools. “We’re not rebuilding...
by Fix MI State | Jun 20, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
As the governor inspected crumbling bridges in Metro Detroit on Tuesday, she explains there just isn’t enough money right now to replace them. About 75 percent of MDOT’s highway bridges are 40 or more years old. For example, the bridge at Hines Drive an...
by Fix MI State | Jun 13, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Asphalt mixed with plastic bags. Concrete that bends. Carbon fiber in bridge beams. Someday, these materials could be widely used to extend the lifespan of Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges. Today, they’re emerging in labs and being tested in the real world to...
