by Fix MI State | Aug 20, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
We’re not going to fix the damn roads in Michigan — or damn bridges, or damn sewers, or damn water lines — without some damn money. Pithy slogans won’t fill a single pothole. Nor will shirking from the reality that the state’s decades-long neglect of its...
by Fix MI State | Aug 20, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Any Michigan resident who has spent time traveling the country this summer knows how jarring it is to return to this state’s bumpy roadways. The Snyder administration would like to smooth out the roads with some additional funds that will be coming in from an expanded...
by Fix MI State | Aug 20, 2018 | Dams & Other
The Blackhawk Dam along the Coldwater River is in a “stage of failure” and significant flooding is possible, according to a statement released by Branch County Emergency Management. The dam’s failure and flood warning were announced around noon...
by Fix MI State | Aug 6, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The water pipeline that burst open and flooded a historic street in Midtown late last month was laid below the cobblestone-covered street when Grover Cleveland was president. That there’s a 132-year-old 30-inch water main supplying water to one of...
by Fix MI State | Aug 3, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Badly paved roads are a constant headache for Michiganders. One Michigan native decided to take that headache and turn it into a game. Joey Stinson, 27, of Fenton, created “Get Up North,”an app where players swipe left and right to avoid potholes and those...
by Fix MI State | Aug 1, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Ludington is receiving a $17 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for upgrades and expansions to aeration, filtration and storage systems at the wastewater treatment facility. Other equipment will be replaced as well, including pumps, blowers, valves,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 31, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
On Monday, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced a historic commitment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to upgrade and rebuild rural water infrastructure. “USDA is committed to being a strong partner to rural communities in...
by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
An unusually high number of beach closures and water contamination advisories is hitting Michigan at the height of this tourism season — most of them in an idyllic slice of the Upper Peninsula that was devastated by historic flooding. Health officials had closed...
by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
More than 24 hours hours after a wall of water flooded Canfield Street in Detroit’s Midtown district, one worker was still on the scene Sunday, pumping water from the historic street after a massive water main break. LGC Global has been contracted through the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
A Grand Rapids man says crumbling pieces of concrete are falling from I-196 and it’s dangerous to pedestrians and drivers. He sent video of it to 13 ON YOUR SIDE, asking for help. In it, Gordon Clark said, “All these chunks are coming from the overpass. This is...
