by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s construction season continues next week with more than 130 new road and bridge projects requiring some type of lane closure around the state. Among the projects that will have impacts on traffic between Monday and Friday, June 12-16, include work on M-50 in...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Starting this summer, Michigan drivers will have to put down their phones while behind the wheel or risk a ticket On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation making Michigan the 26th state to enact a “hands-free” distracted driving law, which bars motorists...
by Fix MI State | Jun 1, 2023 | Press Releases & Statements
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement after the announcement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of the formation of the Growing Michigan Together...
by Fix MI State | May 26, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
A new report found Michigan’s public infrastructure was showing its age. The American Society of Civil Engineers handed out grades in several areas. And for our maintenance of that, we’re getting mere passing grades. The American Society of Civil Engineers of Michigan...
by Fix MI State | May 26, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
It’s report card time – but not for the kids. Michigan’s infamously deteriorating and aging infrastructure has received a C- grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers for its 2023 “report card.” The American Society of Civil...
by Fix MI State | May 19, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in AXIOS Detroit. For more, click here. While our roads and bridges are improving, Michigan’s “mediocre” infrastructure still needs major improvements, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE)...
by Fix MI State | May 19, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
This article originally appeared in FOX 17. For more, click here. Endeavors to update Michigan’s infrastructure have accelerated over the last few years, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offered some feedback Monday. They present a report card,...
by Fix MI State | May 11, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan had more miles of federal-aid roads graded as “poor” condition than “good” condition for the 16th consecutive year in 2022. About 33% of the state’s federal-aid roads received a “poor” designation via the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s...
by Fix MI State | May 11, 2023 | Aggregate Mining
Michigan’s quest to “fix the damn roads” is prompting a fight in Lansing over who gets to decide where the gravel industry can mine for raw materials used in concrete and asphalt. For the fourth straight legislative term, bipartisan lawmakers are pushing bills that...
by Fix MI State | May 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
America’s top civil engineers gave Michigan’s overall infrastructure a C- letter grade in a new state-by-state report card, warning that the state’s roads, bridges, dams and underground pipelines require attention or could be at risk of failing. The...
