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...
by Fix MI State | May 4, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Governor Rick Snyder announced the results of an infrastructure pilot program aiming to implement a statewide system to better manage things like Michigan’s roads, bridges, water, sewers and waste disposal pipelines. It comes after Snyder’s 2016 State of the State...
by Fix MI State | May 3, 2018 | Dams & Other
Congressman Bergman says he is doing what he can to help with the modernization of the Soo Locks. President Trump commented Saturday, April 28 on the need to update the Locks. Congressman Bergman says he was able to introduce the plan to President Trump and that the...
by Fix MI State | May 3, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Travelers through downtown Birmingham will have one more hoop to jump through for the next week as crews continue to install new water mains. The city says eastbound Maple at Old Woodward will remain closed until May 11 so contractors can work on the installation of...
by Fix MI State | May 2, 2018 | Dams & Other
Lt. Governor Brian Calley spent Wednesday in Sault Ste. Marie visiting the Soo Locks. Calley spoke about the importance of the locks as it relates to the state and nation’s economy and why an upgrade is long overdue. “There really is no substitute for the president...
by Fix MI State | Apr 30, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Communities that need help paying for critical local road repairs are receiving assistance from Oakland County. As part of the county board’s Pilot Local Road Improvement Program, over $1.3 million will be distributed to cities, villages and townships across the...
by Fix MI State | Apr 30, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
A pilot program looking for better ways to coordinate the repair, maintenance and replacement of Michigan’s roads and other infrastructure is finishing its recommendations this month. The recommendations will address ways to implement the program statewide, improving...
by Fix MI State | Apr 29, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
There could be more relief coming to Michigan drivers affected by potholes. State legislators are working to pass three bills that would make state and local governments more accountable for the roads. This year we’ve all had our share of Michigan potholes,...
