by Fix MI State | Jan 9, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Repairing Michigan’s infrastructure is at the forefront of voters’ minds heading into the November election, according to a statewide survey of 600 residents by Lansing-based polling firm EPIC-MRA. A quarter of respondents chose fixing Michigan’s...
by Fix MI State | Jan 9, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
CHARLEVOIX — A late night water line break on Monday in Charlevoix caused little service disruption because of the city’s infrastructure work last spring. Charlevoix City Manager Mark Heydluaff said the break occurred around 11:30 p.m. Monday in front of the...
by Fix MI State | Jan 9, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
EATON COUTNY, Mich. (WLNS) – On any given day, many people don’t think twice about their pipes or drains. But where all that sewage ends up can be essential to public health, especially when it ends up in the wrong places. “Illicit discharges are a way that raw sewage...
by Fix MI State | Jan 9, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING, MI – Michigan lawmakers return to the Capitol this week, kicking off the final year of the 2017-2018 legislative session. Caucus leaders have wide-ranging goals, from water quality to mental health. Here are five issues that are front-of-mind as...
by Fix MI State | Jan 5, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
The 2018 construction will be a busy one throughout Livingston County, but especially in the Brighton area. The Livingston County Road Commission recently adopted the 2018 budget, which includes a list of upcoming road and bridge projects. Managing Director Mike...
by Fix MI State | Jan 5, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Stormwater & Wastewater
Standing along 15 Mile Road last month as we prepared to cut the ribbon to officially re-open the road after our $75 million repair job, I was struck by the fact that just a year earlier, no one knew we would have such a massive problem on our hands. The sinkhole that...
by Fix MI State | Jan 5, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
ANN ARBOR, MI – A pothole in the center lane of westbound I-94 between Zeeb and Baker roads in Washtenaw County is the culprit in several flat tires and traffic incidents this week. Work crews were working to fix the pothole the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 5, said...
by Fix MI State | Jan 5, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
We’ve flipped the calendar and it is a new year. What hasn’t changed, however, is the need for road improvements throughout the tri-county area. The managers of Fenton, Holly and Linden all agree that tackling the problem of local roads in poor condition remains a...
by Fix MI State | Jan 4, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other
TRAVERSE CITY — You can’t fight Mother Nature. That’s the conclusion Leelanau Township officials have come to regarding Christmas Cove beach, which has taken a beating from high waves and high winds over the last several years. A sandy bluff leading up to...
by Fix MI State | Jan 4, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Parts of I-696 through Oakland County will be closed on some nights and weekends this year so road crews can rehab one of metro Detroit’s busiest freeways. A $90-million overhaul of I-696 through Macomb County already was scheduled. The Oakland County work was...
