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...
by Fix MI State | May 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s infrastructure report card shows improvement, according to the Michigan chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The report card shows an overall grade of C- which is an increase from a D+ back in 2017. “A C minus means our...
by Fix MI State | May 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Don’t let the annual barrage of orange barrels fool you: Michigan roads are still in rough shape and projected to get worse in future years. The bumpy state of Michigan roads was confirmed by two new reports released in the last week, including an official Michigan...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
The latest report from the America Society of Civil Engineers says Michigan made slight gains in 2022, but the state’s roads and bridges still lag behind the national average. The organization held a news conference on Monday to detail the 2023 report. It broke down...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
When it comes to roads, drinking water, energy and other infrastructure components, Michigan’s 2023 report card was mediocre at best. The state received nine “C’s” and five “D’s,” for an overall grade of “C-” on this year’s assessment from the Michigan Section of the...
by Fix MI State | May 8, 2023 | Press Releases & Statements
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement urging support for a long-term, equitable and sustainable infrastructure investment plan following...
by Fix MI State | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would transfer permitting and oversight of sand and gravel mines from local governments to the state. House Bills 4526, 4527 and 4528 were introduced Wednesday, May 3 as a bipartisan package which supporters cast as...