by Fix MI State | Mar 9, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
A Michigan agency says drinking water in three southeastern communities have tested positive for contamination. MLive.com reports that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality found perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water in New Baltimore, Mount...
by Fix MI State | Mar 8, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
The Pure Michigan campaign spent around $34 million last year to attract tourists. Those touring the state found beautiful landscapes, cities brimming with activity and of course, plenty of potholes. It’s past time state lawmakers get serious about roads in Michigan,...
by Fix MI State | Mar 7, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) – The extended cold streak through this winter has cut into Marquette County Road Commission sand supplies, but has reduced the usage of their salt stock in exchange. Road commission staff said they’ve spent more this year due to...
by Fix MI State | Mar 7, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI – Early probes into a game-changing road construction technology had Jackson County Department of Transportation officials crunching numbers on napkins at 1 a.m. in a hotel lobby. JCDOT Managing Director Christopher Bolt and his staff continued to...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
PONTIAC, Mich. – The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized $1.5 million in funding to the Local Road Improvement Program, providing a $3 million investment in road maintenance. “The ongoing, long-term lack of investment in road...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Experts are giving Michigan’s roads a poor rating going into 2018 – they’ve earned a D- grade, according to a new report released Tuesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers Michigan Section. The report gave Michigan an overall D+ grade for...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The 2018 Report Card for Michigan’s Infrastructure comes back with an overall grade point average of D+. At a news conference on Tuesday, the Michigan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the report....
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Michigan’s roads are in terrible shape. Bridges are crumbling faster than the state can afford to fix them. Systems that provide clean drinking water are too old and damaged to fully withstand stress from age, pollution and demand....
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
For years, Michigan has underinvested in infrastructure. In 2016, a task force appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder attempted to put a dollar figure on it: $4 billion. As in, Michigan would need to spend $4 billion more every year for decades just to keep up repairs on the...
by Fix MI State | Mar 2, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
How bad are Michigan’s roads? In York Township near Ann Arbor, a several-mile stretch of Platt Road between Willis and Bemis is so bad that the the Washtenaw County road officials have closed it indefinitely. “The pavement is falling apart,” said...
