by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
COLDWATER — Work is underway to seal coat 57 miles of secondary and primary roads this summer in Branch County. Branch County Road Commission Manager/Engineer Trent Arver said this year all the roads will be done at once, until finished. The total cost to put down the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Washington — Seventeen percent of Michigan’s rural roads are in poor condition and 13 percent of the state’s rural bridges are structurally deficient, according to a new study released this week. The study, by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit transportation...
by Fix MI State | Jun 27, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MICHIGAN (WLUC) – To make travel safer and more efficient, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on nearly 75 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide. More Americans will travel for this 4th of July holiday than...
by Fix MI State | Jun 27, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The waters of the Tittabawasee and Chippewa rivers receded below flood stage early Tuesday, June 27, but numerous roads throughout Mid-Michigan remain closed due to structural failures and standing water. The good news is road commissions in Isabella, Bay, Midland and...
by Fix MI State | Jun 27, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
ADRIAN — Road work ahead. Although official construction doesn’t begin for another week, signs are up for the roundabout project in downtown Adrian. The preparation work started this past week, with workers relocating utilities, Kari Arend, spokeswoman for Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Jun 26, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Not only have roads and buildings been greatly affected by the flooding, the Chippewa River’s water levels are very high and unsafe. 9&10’s Taylor Jones spoke with people living near its banks. The levels remain high right now. Though we’re told they...
by Fix MI State | Jun 25, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU)– Several roads in Isabella County are ‘closed indefinitely’ due to the flooding in the area. Isabella County Central Dispatch says there are 100 miles of roadway that have been severely impacted by high water....
by Fix MI State | Jun 24, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU)– Flooding in Isabella County temporarily caused untreated sewage to overflow into the Chippewa River. The Central Michigan District Health Department says as of Saturday morning, the wastewater treatment plant has been able to...
by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
ANN ARBOR, MI – The city of Ann Arbor has reported another raw sewage spill into Malletts Creek, which flows to the Huron River. At about 5 p.m. Thursday, June 22, the city was notified of a sanitary sewer overflow near the 2800 block of South State Street,...
by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges
BANGOR TWP, MI — Heavy rains pounded Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties, overnight, causing historic flooding in some parts of the region and keeping emergency personnel and road crews busy throughout the day. That was the case in Bay County’s Bangor...
