by Fix MI State | Jan 30, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
A day after two drivers reported concrete chunks striking their vehicles on Interstate 696, Michigan Department of Transportation officials are slated to meet Wednesday to discuss how to address the freeway’s condition. “We realize that is in rough condition,”...
by Fix MI State | Jan 29, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s bridges are in rough shape. Nearly every expert agrees the main culprit is lack of funding. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association released the 2017 National Bridge Inventory data base, which analyzes the nation’s bridges. Below...
by Fix MI State | Jan 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
A sobering statistic about Michigan’s decaying infrastructure: The state needs to come up with at least $4 billion more each year for decades for upkeep of roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, and communications infrastructure. That’s the conclusion of the 21st...
by Fix MI State | Jan 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
The massive repair project that’s been under way on I-75 south of Detroit is about to make a change that’s sure to inconvenience countless motorists. On Tuesday night at Taylor City Hall, scores of motorists filed through a two-hour open house held by MDOT...
by Fix MI State | Jan 23, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
A sobering statistic about Michigan’s decaying infrastructure: The state needs to come up with at least $4 billion more each year for decades for upkeep of roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, and communications infrastructure. That’s the conclusion of the 21st...
by Fix MI State | Jan 22, 2018 | Dams & Other
DETROIT – The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following statement about rail infrastructure improvements on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018: Rail infrastructure improvements along the Chicago/Detroit/Pontiac Michigan Line will allow for safe, dependable,...
by Fix MI State | Jan 19, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
HILLSDALE — Infrastructure repairs to four city side streets are scheduled to take place this year. During the regular business meeting of the Hillsdale City Council, Jake Hammel, the director of the Department of Public Services, announced that a request for bids...
by Fix MI State | Jan 17, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $4.5 million to build a new pedestrian bridge over M-5 between Maple Road and Pontiac Trail. MDOT partnered with the Charter Township of Commerce on the project, who is contributing $1.1 million toward aesthetic...
by Fix MI State | Jan 16, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Editor’s note: MDOT expanded it’s estimated timeline for repair from “weeks to months” to at least six months. BYRON TOWNSHIP, MI — Repairs to the 100th Street overpass at U.S. 131 are expected to take “at least six months,”...
by Fix MI State | Jan 12, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Awww shit! That’s what the Michigan infrastructure campaign Fix MI State is saying in their newest video: The Journey of Number Two. The two-and-half minute animation follows the journey of everybody’s favorite smiling poop emoji as it travels from toilet to treatment...