by Fix MI State | Sep 26, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow. Nine months after a collapse in a major sewer line on 15 Mile Road created a giant sinkhole in Fraser, a new pipe started carrying the waste of more than 500,000 Macomb County residents Tuesday. Who would have guessed officials...
by Fix MI State | Sep 25, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING — A plan to have the private sector pay for construction and maintenance of part of the busy I-75 corridor in Oakland County will be the largest public-private transportation project in state history, Michigan transportation administrators said. The plan to...
by Fix MI State | Sep 22, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The Great Lakes region needs to drastically improve public water systems, state leaders have said. The Great Lakes Commission this week called for upgrading wastewater treatment plants, storm water pipes and drinking water filtration systems. The commission, which...
by Fix MI State | Sep 21, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Fort Gratiot is dreading the closure of 24th Avenue for a spring bridge project. The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning to replace the bridge over the Howe Drain, which is in front of the mall containing TJ Maxx, between Krafft Road and Heritage Drive....
by Fix MI State | Sep 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI – On a scale of 1 to 10, the average Jackson street has a lowly 3.743 rating. On the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) scale, a 10 is a brand new road while a road with a 1 has nearly reverted to gravel. Roads were most recently...
by Fix MI State | Sep 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
PARMA TWP., MI – By the end of this construction season, more than six miles of Erie Road will have a new asphalt surface. The stretch from Parma Road to the west Jackson County border is scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 22, weather permitting. The road remains...
by Fix MI State | Sep 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT — If you plan on crossing the border next month, be prepared for backups on the Ambassador Bridge as the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will close in October for 10 days. According to the Windsor Star, Tunnel president Neal Belitsky said the closure is required...
by Fix MI State | Sep 19, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
TRAVERSE CITY — The Michigan Department of Transportation will widen a stretch of M-72 in Kalkaska County to support traffic ahead of planned reconstruction in 2018. Construction crews will temporarily widen 1.2 miles of M-72 from Baggs Road to McNulty Hill Road. The...
by Fix MI State | Sep 18, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Southfield — A different route for financing road projects is enabling the state to finish a project to rebuild Interstate 75 in Oakland County up to 10 years ahead of schedule, state officials said Monday. “We came out last year and announced this modernization...
by Fix MI State | Sep 14, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Ottawa County health officials have issued a no body contact advisory for a portion of the Grand River after a sewage spill. The Ottawa County Department of Public Health issued the no body contact advisory Wednesday after the Grand...
