by Fix MI State | Sep 12, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Contractors and city staff discussed a completed $289,000 storm and sanitary sewer study at this week’s Midland City Council meeting. Though the study is complete with highlights of the main problems in infrastructure and different options for improvements, it...
by Fix MI State | Sep 12, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Ann Arbor has a goal of getting 80 percent of its streets in good or better condition by 2025. More specifically, that means 80 percent rated at least 7 out of 10 on the PASER scale, a pavement rating system the city uses. But can it get there? A new memo from City...
by Fix MI State | Aug 22, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
The pothole problem in Northville Township has sprouted in a new way – literally. At least one disgruntled resident planted a small tree in a pothole on Sunnydale Lane, complete with notes reading “Fix Damn Potholes” and “I’m not drunk driving,...
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...
