by Fix MI State | Mar 22, 2024 | Roads & Bridges
It’s that time of year when Michigan drivers frequently dodge potholes. Right now, lawmakers are looking for a new way to pay for those concrete craters. Among the possibilities being considered are using toll roads or having drivers pay a per-mile tax to fund future...
by Fix MI State | Feb 27, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following the release of an EPIC-MRA poll showing that Michigan voters overwhelmingly want all taxes collected at the gas...
by Fix MI State | Dec 14, 2023 | Press Releases & Statements
The Growing Michigan Together Council (GMTC) released their recommendations today following more than five months of work gathering data, listening to expert presentations, reviewing survey feedback, and collaborating with workgroups. The recommendations, with...
by Fix MI State | Dec 8, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) is warning drivers to slow down after a worker directing traffic was injured in November. The incident happened on Sunday, Nov. 19, on West Long Lake Road near Kirkway Road in Bloomfield Township. An employee of Allied...
by Fix MI State | Dec 8, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
With winter weather returning to Michigan, it’s the time of year to brush up on winter driving safety and prepare your vehicle for time out in the snow and ice. Let’s drive into some tips for how to stay safe during the winter season. Some of the things you can do to...
by Natalie Kozma | Oct 27, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in The Gander. For more, click here. Millions of dollars in state grants awarded this month through the Michigan Department of Transportation will help fund road repairs across dozens of rural villages and cities across Michigan—and...
by Fix MI State | Oct 26, 2023 | Stormwater & Wastewater
This article appeared in Up North Live. For more, click here. It’s a problem many northern Michigan communities are dealing with: aging and crumbling water lines. In the past week, the City of Cheboygan has had more than half a dozen water main breaks....
by Fix MI State | Oct 6, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in WWMT. Read more here. Well over $1 billion is coming to Michigan to help make improvements to the state’s infrastructure. The funding has been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration...
by Fix MI State | Sep 22, 2023 | Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
This article originally appeared in One Detroit. For more, click here. Michigan’s infrastructure is crumbling — literally. Michigan has witnessed a troubling decline in the condition of its aging infrastructure, including its roads, water, and energy systems, and the...
by Fix MI State | Sep 15, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Climate change and poor infrastructure are helping drive Michigan residents to Southern states, according to a report by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, a public affairs research organization. Census data shows that nearly 15,000 Michigan residents — mostly...
