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...
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...
