by Fix MI State | Oct 25, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
(WWJ) Repairs should begin this morning on the broken water main in west Oakland County that is affecting more than 300,000 people. WWJ’s Charlie Langton was there when a new section of water main arrived at the site of Monday night’s break in Farmington Hills....
by Fix MI State | Oct 25, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
More than a quarter of a million people in Michigan’s richest county have to boil their drinking water this week. If you haven’t heard, that’s because a four-foot wide water transmission line apparently broke in Farmington Hills Monday night. This has gotten a lot of...
by Fix MI State | Oct 25, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Two major road construction projects are scheduled to take place next summer in Branch County. The Michigan Department of Transportation hosted an open house on Tuesday at the Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater on the paving of...
by Fix MI State | Oct 24, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
WELLS — The recent closure of the U.S. 2 and 41 bridge over the Escanaba River by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) went well, MDOT Communications Representative for the Superior Region Dan Weingarten said. The closure lasted from Oct. 16-20. The...
by Fix MI State | Oct 24, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
SAGINAW, MI — Heavy rains in Mid-Michigan since Sunday have sparked flood warnings and forecasts of minor river flooding. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Tuesday morning, Oct. 24, for Isabella, Clare and parts of Arenac counties. Roscommon,...
by Fix MI State | Oct 24, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Heavy rain is causing some rough conditions for drivers in parts of Grand Traverse County. Tuesday morning Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch posted warnings on its Facebook page of several areas of concern for...
by Fix MI State | Oct 24, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The danger of tap-water contamination has spurred a boil water advisory across a wide area of Oakland County, affecting more than 300,000 people in Bloomfield Township, Farmington Hills, Novi, Walled Lake and other communities. About 51,000 residents remain without...
by Fix MI State | Oct 23, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
As heavy rain continues to fall in West Michigan, a flood warning has been issued for six counties in the region. The National Weather Service issued the warning Monday, Oct. 23, for Allegan County, Kent County, Ottawa County, Newaygo County, Muskegon County and...
by Fix MI State | Oct 18, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
A new policy to oversee community emergency drinking water systems in Monroe County would address contamination of private water wells and accidents like the natural gas spill in Raisinville Township in September. Mark Hammond, director of the county emergency...
by Fix MI State | Oct 18, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP, MI — Road repairs will be Muskegon Township’s No. 1 priority if officials can convince voters to approve a new tax of 1.5 mills when they head to the polls on Nov. 7. Supervisor Dave Kieft and the Muskegon County Road Commission have a plan to the...
