by Fix MI State | Aug 8, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Construction on two Southwest Michigan highways is set to begin next Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be resurfacing 2.7 miles of M-66 from D Drive South to Glenn Cross Road in Calhoun Couty. The $547,000 project...
by Fix MI State | Aug 8, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Road construction crews are beginning several paving and milling projects in Battle Creek, some work managed by the city, with funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Another project underway is work in Michigan 66, which is being...
by Fix MI State | Aug 8, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
The City of Midland Wastewater Plant has notified the public of a sanitary sewer overflow event that occurred Monday night. A break in a sanitary sewer force main was discovered underneath N. Saginaw Road between Hillcrest Road and W. St. Andrews Road in Midland on...
by Fix MI State | Aug 7, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — M-6 drivers, get ready for more construction cones: The westbound lanes between I-196 and Byron Center Avenue in Kent and Ottawa counties will soon close. Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman John Richard said Monday the very...
by Fix MI State | Aug 7, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MACKINAC COUNTY, Mi (WPBN/WGTU) — The Cut River Bridge on US-2 is now closed for a repair project. It gets inspected every year and last year, the Michigan Department of Transportation noticed its steel structured need to be repaired. US-2 is one of the first...
by Fix MI State | Aug 7, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
During the more than half-century of their existence, three major drains carrying storm water runoff — and possibly raw sewage — directly into Lake St. Clair have never been inspected. Until now. Starting this week, the drains that empty — unscreened and untreated...
by Fix MI State | Aug 7, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Traffic on the Grosse Ile Bridge will be compromised “for an extended period of time” after a preliminary inspection found three of its 12 piers need repair. The repairs will resulted in the westbound lanes being reduced to a single lane. The piers need to...
by Fix MI State | Aug 4, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
SUMMIT TWP., MI — Robinson Road between Kibby and Spring Arbor roads is closing Monday as Jackson County Department of Transportation crews resurface the road. Hot-mix asphalt and a 1-foot paved shoulder is being added, JCDOT said. The project will last several...
by Fix MI State | Aug 4, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
ST. CLAIR SHORES (WWJ) – The forecast calls for a beautiful weekend — but take note before you head to the beach. Officials at the Metroparks administrative office announced the closure of Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach last week, after tests conducted at...
by Fix MI State | Aug 4, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
With about a month left in the traditional summer season, road construction crews have completed or made significant progress on a number of projects throughout Emmet and Charlevoix counties. The following is a look at where those long-term projects stand and what is...
