by Fix MI State | May 16, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan is expected to post a budget surplus of between $279 million and $348 million this year, thanks to stronger than expected economic growth triggered by the federal tax cuts. Additional surpluses of $190 million and $334 million are anticipated over the next...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
If you live in East Grand Rapids, you may want to check out these construction and maintenance projects scheduled for this spring and summer It’s that time of year again, orange construction barrels will be out and roads might be closed down. The City of East...
by Fix MI State | May 9, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Detroit has begun a $58-million project to repave 88 miles of Detroit’s neighborhood roads, officials announced Wednesday. Mayor Mike Duggan announced the plan at his State of the City address in March, and the city on Wednesday said the work was underway. About...
by Fix MI State | May 7, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says a pilot project has provided a roadmap on how the state can establish a statewide asset management system to better manage roads, water pipelines and other infrastructure. Among the recommendations are ensuring that all participants in a...
by Fix MI State | May 6, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
When we turn on a faucet at our homes or businesses, we take for granted that it’s clean and safe to use, but during Drinking Water Week, May 6-12 in Michigan and nationally, we need to consider the role we, as water consumers, have in ensuring a reliable and clean...
by Fix MI State | May 6, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Our state is still recovering from the Flint Water Crisis and many people who live in the city may never trust the drinking water again. But having safe and clean drinking water isn’t just a public health necessity; it’s also an economic one. This year’s...
by Fix MI State | May 5, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
As the weather gets warmer more potholes are springing up. The city of Lansing encourages residents to report them. One man came to us after finding out, just because the city claims a pothole is fixed doesn’t mean it actually is. As of April, Lansing has 1,046...
by Fix MI State | May 4, 2018 | Dams & Other
The Army Corps of Engineers had not heard from President Donald Trump as of Thursday about jump-starting the process to upgrade the Soo Locks after the president made a show last weekend of promising to immediately contact the agency. “We are not aware of the...
by Fix MI State | May 4, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
If Brighton voters approve a 4.3 mill tax increase for road improvements in August, it will be for a decade, not forever. The Brighton City Council voted to cap the millage at 10 years Thursday. Previously-approved ballot language had no end date for the millage....
by Fix MI State | May 4, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Upgrades are coming to part of Dixie Highway. The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $2 million grant to the Saginaw County Road Commission to improve Dixie Highway in Bridgeport Township. The project will reconstruct and expand 1.2 miles of Dixie Highway in...
