by Fix MI State | Oct 11, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
ONTONAGON COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — A bridge repair project is complete allowing people to enjoy a popular Upper Peninsula trail once again. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has reopened the South Branch of the Ontonagon River bridge near Ewen...
by Fix MI State | Oct 11, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
A new study says Michigan’s transportation system is better prepared for climate change than many other Midwest states. But it’s still not enough, according to the Midwest Economic Policy Institute. Study author Mary Craighead says Michigan will see higher...
by Fix MI State | Oct 10, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Just when you thought road construction in Macomb County couldn’t get any crazier, state officials Tuesday announced a $90 million project that will close the entire span of westbound Interstate 696 starting in the spring. The Michigan Department of Transportation...
by Fix MI State | Oct 6, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
The Detroit branch NAACP hosted an event Friday to raise awareness about Detroit’s aging water infrastructure, and to call on the federal government to update and repair it. Detroit’s situation is part of a nationwide infrastructure crisis, but the need is...
by Fix MI State | Oct 6, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – City officials in South Haven have issued a boil water advisory after a water main break in the 9200 block of Blue Star Highway Thursday evening. In order to repair the break, Department of Public Works crews have shut down...
by Fix MI State | Oct 5, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
POTTERVILLE – Potterville residents are being advised to boil their water until further notice after a water main break on Wednesday. The city had a “complete loss of pressure” at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, city officials wrote on Facebook early Thursday...
by Fix MI State | Oct 5, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Thursday morning, city and state officials met in Marquette to assess road conditions across the state. It was part of a biannual conference which looked to address the main concerns of the public. Local and regional road experts such...
by Fix MI State | Oct 4, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT (WXYZ) – Southbound I-75 is closed at Clark St. in southwest Detroit to demolish a dangerous bridge. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Junction St. bridge is dangerous and they will eventually tear down the bridge. It was...
by Fix MI State | Oct 2, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Back in early summer I went to see Candice Miller, the former congresswoman who is now Macomb County Public Works Commissioner. She was mainly concerned with dealing with the now-famous sewer collapse that happened in Sterling Heights last Christmas. Miller is far...
by Fix MI State | Oct 2, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Why are shoreline water quality problems still happening on Lake St. Clair? About 300 area residents asked variations on that question to state environmental regulators, local health department officials and other leaders Monday, at a town hall meeting on the state of...
