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...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Lansing residents got more information about which roads will be fixed in the coming fiscal year when Mayor Andy Schor rolled out his Road Project Plan this morning. Katie Cook has more. The fiscal year 2019 plan includes work on several major streets in Lansing, and...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Six Michigan projects were granted federal loans to upgrade water and wastewater systems in rural communities this week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that $267 million in loans would be spread across 103 infrastructure projects across the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan State University is moving forward on plans to upgrade its campus water system infrastructure. The East Lansing school recently announced it’s building a new water treatment plant and storage tank to double its water storage capacity and improve the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Lansing is getting serious about its road work. Today the city announced its “Road Project Plan” for fiscal year 2019. The plan includes work on several major streets in Lansing, including pothole repairs that the city says will average 48 hours from start...
by Fix MI State | Jul 19, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Amid a blistering summer swelter, there has been something affecting Michiganders statewide: the number of park and beach closures as a result of abnormal levels of toxicity. Bacteria is so prevalent that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, or MDEQ,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 19, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Infrastructure underlies and supports modern society. Roads and bridges, a reliable and efficient power grid, clean water, and advanced communications technology are the backbone of the economy. Infrastructure investment has driven our state’s and nation’s greatest...
by Fix MI State | Jul 18, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Officials broke ground on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project Tuesday morning in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood, noting the project is about friendly U.S.-Canada relations, as well as jobs. Gov. Rick Snyder, joining leaders from Canada and Detroit to...
