by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Working in road construction zones has never been easy but it got worse in 2022 and those on the frontlines are asking drivers to slow down and pay attention as this construction season starts. “It’s scary … in work zones today,” said Gerrad Godley, construction...
by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Policy experts met in Lansing on Tuesday to discuss solutions to the state’s seemingly-endless infrastructure concerns, part of a public policy forum presented by the Institute For Public Policy and Social Research, or IPPSR, at Michigan State University....
by Fix MI State | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Michigan State University held a forum Tuesday to discuss how the state can tackle it’s aging infrastructure. Both state and federal governments have invested billions of dollars into Michigan’s infrastructure in recent years, but the state still has a significant...
by Fix MI State | Apr 11, 2023 | Press Releases & Statements, Work Zone Safety
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement after House Regulatory Reform Committee passage of House Bills 4132 and 4133, bipartisan legislation from Rep. Will Snyder...
by Fix MI State | Apr 10, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Last December, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan urged the state to eliminate the sales tax on motor fuel. “With a large COVID-induced revenue windfall at its disposal, now is the perfect time for state policymakers to implement an often-discussed tax reform...
by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s infrastructure is in bad shape, and recent estimates suggest the state’s roads, bridges, water systems and transit are only getting costlier to fix. But at least for now, the state’s Democratic leadership — including the governor who rode into office on a...
by Fix MI State | Mar 31, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure and the funding surrounding it has been a hotly debated topic for decades, and the results of a two-year study explore one possible funding solution — tolling. The “Michigan Statewide Tolling Study,” which was...
by Fix MI State | Mar 31, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
For years, Michigan lawmakers have been pushing to get cameras in construction zones, and that call has once again been renewed. The idea is to slow drivers down and keep construction workers safe while they risk their lives to fix our roads. Most people I talked to...
by Fix MI State | Mar 24, 2023 | Roads & Bridges
Michigan is underfunding its road system by between $2.1 billion and $3.9 billion a year, and the condition of highways and streets will continue to decline if funding is not substantially increased, according to a study released Tuesday. The analysis was commissioned...
by Fix MI State | Mar 23, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Over the past decade, around 14 workers have been killed every year in Michigan road construction zones, something Jonathan Byrd knows too well. He represents the Michigan Laborers’ District Council, a network of more than 13,000 skilled union construction workers....
