by Fix MI State | Nov 29, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other
Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration is planning to require the replacement of every underground lead service pipe in Michigan within 20 years while delaying by four years a deadline to implement the nation’s toughest lead limit for drinking water, in the...
by Fix MI State | Nov 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation will present its two “practical alternatives” for I-375 in Detroit to the public Dec. 5. The open house-style meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Adventure Center at 1802...
by Fix MI State | Nov 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
CADILLAC — With winter just around the corner, snow, salted roads and plow trucks will soon be a common site on Cadillac-area roadways. Whether it’s in Missaukee, Osceola or Wexford counties, all road commission managers said they believe the local road systems...
by Fix MI State | Nov 24, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities has announced that Michigan Avenue will be closed from Monday through Wednesday of next week between East State Street and Newton Road. The street closing will allow the CBPU to construct a new fiber...
by Fix MI State | Nov 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The thousands of people expected to travel by air this holiday weekend should allow themselves extra time if they’re heading to Detroit Metro Airport. Construction projects that began this summer on Rogell and Lucas drives are nearly complete, but drivers will...
by Fix MI State | Nov 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other
GENSEEE COUNTY, MI — A lane of traffic is scheduled to close Tuesday, Nov. 21 at an intersection on the borders of Davison and Richfield townships to allow for pavement repairs needed after installation of a portion of the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline....
by Fix MI State | Nov 19, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
It took driving on potholed roads for years to awaken Michigan residents to the need for infrastructure investment that was visible to the eye. The same message about infrastructure we can’t see has gone unheeded for years, despite Flint and Fraser. Perhaps with...
by Fix MI State | Nov 19, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation’s massive bridge project that has closed southbound I-75 south of Detroit since February has passed its midway point, and a project official is cautiously optimistic it could be finished ahead of schedule. But that’s going to...
by Fix MI State | Nov 17, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Macomb County lawmakers are concerned about contaminants in Lake St. Clair. Some lawmakers say the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality dropped the ball. Right now many Macomb County families won’t drink the water coming from...
by Fix MI State | Nov 15, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The state’s new Flex Route system on U.S. 23 near Ann Arbor began operations this morning. The Michigan Department of Transportation opened the special lanes for the first time in an attempt to ease traffic congestion caused by rush hour or crashes. The...
