by Fix MI State | Aug 31, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
To ease travel during the Labor Day week, the Michigan Department of Transportation is removing traffic restrictions on 77 of 110 active roadwork projects statewide. Construction work on those projects will be suspended from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, until 6 a.m....
by Fix MI State | Aug 30, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
ANN ARBOR, MI – Construction on U.S. 23 north of Ann Arbor will halt for Labor Day weekend, but ramp closures and a traffic shift will remain in place. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced it’s suspending work on 77 of its 110 projects...
by Fix MI State | Aug 30, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — Some West Michigan drivers returning to work after the long Labor Day holiday weekend will encounter a new round of construction closures in Walker. Starting Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Transportation will close the eastbound I-96...
by Fix MI State | Aug 29, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
BERKLEY, Mich. (WJBK) – While it’s nothing compared to the devastation Hurricane Harvey is causing in Houston, the heavy rain has become a headache for a lot of families in Metro Detroit. From flooded freeways that clogged the commute to water bubbling up...
by Fix MI State | Aug 29, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation updated the public Tuesday on its Interstate 75 Rouge River Detroit-Downriver Connection project that will displace drivers until 2018. “We want to let the community know what’s happening behind the barrels,” said Diane Cross,...
by Fix MI State | Aug 29, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
TRAVERSE CITY — Heavy traffic is a near-daily part of the job for That’sa Pizza delivery drivers. Steve Cattin, manager for the pizzeria, said his drivers have been reporting heavier summer traffic this year. The congestion has began clearing while the summer winds...
by Fix MI State | Aug 29, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
As the remnants of Hurricane Harvey continue to deliver cataclysmic rainfall to the Houston area — more than 49 inches in some locations, with more rain coming — Michiganders might wonder if a similar disaster could ever happen here. The short answer is no — at least...
by Fix MI State | Aug 28, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
DETROIT – Parts of Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties are under a flood warning until 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service announced. The National Weather Service previously issued a flash flood warning for all three counties, but it expired at 9:45...
by Fix MI State | Aug 26, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
ANN ARBOR, MI – The city of Ann Arbor has reported another raw sewage spill reaching the Huron River. At about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, the city’s water treatment plant received a call on its after-hours line reporting a water main break. Upon...
by Fix MI State | Aug 23, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
FERNDALE — Parts of Eight Mile Road will be undergoing resurfacing work over the next couple of months. The Michigan Department of Transportation resurfacing work on Eight Mile, which began Monday, Aug. 14, will take place between Woodward Avenue and the Southfield...
