by Fix MI State | Jan 3, 2018 | Dams & Other
Frozen pipes are a big problem this time of year with temperatures hovering below zero at night and in the wee hours of the morning. “Frozen water pipes represent the biggest potential problem for most homes. A little advance planning will usually prevent frozen...
by Fix MI State | Jan 1, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Roseville — The Michigan Department of Transportation is considering how it can speed up the reconstruction of 10 miles of westbound Interstate 696 after Roseville officials refused to let agency crews work around the clock starting this spring. In rejecting MDOT’s...
by Fix MI State | Dec 26, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Bay City – A Michigan bridge is closing for three months to undergo repairs costing $1.45 million. Independence Bridge in Bay City will close next month so crews can replace the bascule span deck grating, span stringers and sidewalks, the Bay City Times reported . The...
by Fix MI State | Dec 23, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Officials have issued boil water advisories in Kalamazoo after two water main breaks in separate areas of the city. Impacted areas of the water main break include: Texel Drive – From Gertrude Street south to East Main Street, both sides of the...
by Fix MI State | Dec 21, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) — It’s something that drivers in Jackson have been looking forward to all year, traffic on Michigan Avenue going in both directions. 6 News has the latest on this massive construction project and how businesses are reacting. Traffic moving in...
by Fix MI State | Dec 20, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Turns out that sewage and storm drains are believed to be mixing in two locations in Warren. The drains empty into Lake St. Clair. Responding to a complaint from a citizen, Candice Miller, the Macomb County Public Works Commissioner began an investigation that...
by Fix MI State | Dec 14, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Bay Mills Indian Community will develop approximately 90 new home sites, thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to award the tribe grants totaling $4 million to develop water and sewer systems. Two separate grants, totaling $2 million each, will fund...
by Fix MI State | Dec 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
KALAMAZOO, MI – As Tim Hopkins sat idling in his taxicab, blocked by a freight train and going nowhere fast, railroad and city officials sat inside a building a block away talking about train delays. “We’re trying to get (passengers) to their...
by Fix MI State | Dec 13, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Third Street, a one-way, multi-lane road through the heart of Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood, is going to be shut down over I-94. There’s not a definite timeline from the Michigan Department of Transportation on when the bridge will be repaired. According to MDOT,...
by Fix MI State | Dec 13, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State legislators on Wednesday quickly approved spending $23.2 million to address what state regulators said is an emerging problem of drinking water contamination caused by chemicals used in firefighting foams, cleaning products and industrial...
