by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The recent weather has taken a toll on Michigan roads. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation the recent fluctuation in temperature is the cause of a lot of the damage to the roads. “Every local knows there are potholes they need to dodge daily,”...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan doesn’t have enough money to adequately fix its roads. That’s the conclusion of more than one recent study, and it was echoed last week by Paul Ajegba, the new director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, who pegged the annual funding gap at $1.5...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Motorists who travel Interstate 94 near 10 Mile: Beware of a tire-eating pothole. The Michigan State Police said at about 7:45 a.m. Friday it has received reports of a huge pothole on the freeway’s left lane. It’s the latest large pothole that’s...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Part of the Southfield Freeway is closed right now while crews repair a huge hole. The southbound M-39 ramp to eastbound I-96 was closed while crews worked on the repair. Cold temperatures were making the repair take longer than they’d hoped for, MDOT...
by Fix MI State | Feb 21, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
From State Notes – Topics of Legislative Interest: “The Rising Costs of Road Repair” Despite the passage of a road funding package in 2015,1 designed to add $1.2 billion in new revenue to the Transportation budget annually, the condition of...
by Fix MI State | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new pothole on I-75 near the Lodge Freeway is causing big issues for drivers headed into Downtown Detroit. Two drivers hit the massive hole just minutes apart Tuesday, and their vehicles had flat tires and bent rims. “I tried to avoid it, but it was too big...
by Fix MI State | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Around $17.8 million in federal funding will be split among various Oakland County road improvement projects in Fiscal Year 2022. The Oakland County Federal Aid Committee allocates federal road dollars three years before a project’s start year. During the...
by Fix MI State | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
That impersonal word “infrastructure” harbors many practical implications for our economy and way of life here in Michigan. It concerns how we make a living, the safety of the roads and bridges we drive over and the quality of the water we drink. In the past year we...
by Fix MI State | Feb 12, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Many who live in the Great Lakes region see the lakes as not only a source of pride and beauty but as a fundamental part of the area’s ecosystem and economic prosperity worthy of careful consideration and protection. To limit the impact of extreme weather events and...
by Fix MI State | Feb 7, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Of the 11,180 bridges in the state, 1,175, or 10.5 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition. 63 structurally deficient bridges in the state are on the Interstate Highway System. 1,086 bridges...
