by Fix MI State | Feb 4, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Winter storms and extreme cold are making a mess of Michigan roads, but it’s thaws like the one this past weekend that have experts concerned about crumbling concrete and the potential for another massive pothole season this spring. As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prepares...
by Fix MI State | Jan 31, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Despite additional funding from the road funding package, Michigan’s roads have continued to decline. The road funding package slowed the rate of decline, but remains less than what is needed to halt or reverse it. Road condition projections illustrate that the...
by Fix MI State | Jan 28, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The potholes on Interstate 75 in Oakland County are back and officials are urging drivers to use caution. Michigan State Police officials said they are getting multiple reports of potholes on the freeway in Troy. “Please use caution on I-75 from Interstate 696...
by Fix MI State | Jan 22, 2019 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan voters have once again ranked fixing infrastructure — roads, bridges, dams, drinking water systems and sewer systems — as the top problem facing the state, according to a 2018 survey conducted by EPIC-MRA for Fix MI State. The findings of the 2018 poll mirror...
by Fix MI State | Jan 22, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The northbound lanes of I-75 in Oakland County between I-696 and Square Lake Road were reopened Monday night after it was abruptly closed for emergency road repairs, the Michigan Department of Transportation reported. At least one lane will be closed again at some...
by Fix MI State | Jan 11, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
The new legislative term doesn’t kick off until Jan. 9, but Republicans and Democrats in the newly divided Capitol already agree on something: Michigan’s roads need fixing. And in an apparent show of goodwill, the two parties vowed to work together to fix them....
by Fix MI State | Jan 8, 2019 | Roads & Bridges
Here’s something you’ve probably heard before. Michigan’s roads are terrible. But just how terrible? Well, according to a recent study released by Lvl5, a team of former Tesla engineers that creates HD maps for self-driving cars, Michigan has the worst roads in the...
by Fix MI State | Dec 24, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
A roadway that was closed after a sewer line collapse caused a massive Fraser sinkhole has reopened to traffic. A ribbon-cutting took place for 15 Mile Road at the site of the Christmas Eve collapse before it reopened Tuesday morning. Macomb County Public Works...
by Fix MI State | Dec 5, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $1.2 billion to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure for 936,000 rural Americans living in 46 states. “Access to water is a key driver for economic...
by Fix MI State | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sixty-one years ago today, the Mackinac Bridge opened, connecting Michigan’s Lower and Upper peninsulas. “Mighty Mac” is the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere – at 12,826 feet – and is a symbol of Michigan’s most celebrated infrastructure...
