by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other
CHARLOTTE – A deteriorating section of drain that’s nearly 150 years old has created a six-foot wide sinkhole in the middle of a roadway on the city’s west side and fixing it will mean rerouting traffic to and from the city’s largest employer....
by Fix MI State | Jul 27, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT (WWJ) – Heads up if your plans include freeway travel in the downtown Detroit area this weekend. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) says several lane and ramp closures are scheduled starting Friday night for construction work on the northbound...
by Fix MI State | Jul 27, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Drinking water in Michigan meets most federal guideline standards for quality but does have certain levels of contaminants in it that could be harmful over time, according to a national water study released Wednesday. The analysis by the Washington, D.C.-based...
by Fix MI State | Jul 25, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT – We’re entering the second half of 2017 in Michigan and the road work is not finished yet. Several projects will start in the coming months and will continue through the end of the year. The biggest 2017 project has already started, as I-75...
by Fix MI State | Jul 25, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A portion of a Kalamazoo road is back open tonight after sewage overflows onto the street. It happened shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, on Mount Olivet Road, at Spring Valley Park. Nearly 300 gallons of sewage leaked out of a...
by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
KALAMAZOO, MI — A $2.5 million construction project on M-43 through Kalamazoo continues, causing single-lane closures on West Main Street east of Kendall Avenue. Starting Monday, July 24, motorists will experience closures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on M-43 east of...
by Fix MI State | Jul 22, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Rotting vegetation is making it tough for visitors to enjoy part of one western Michigan beach along Lake Michigan. WOOD-TV reports that weeds along part of Grand Haven State Park are making it unpleasant to swim and have been clouding up the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Access to eastbound M-6 is being reduced further with the closure of two ramps at Wilson Avenue. The eastbound lanes of the highway are closed for reconstruction from I-196 and Wilson Avenue until about September 15. Now both ramps from Wilson...
by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MONITOR TWP, MI — A portion of US-10 in Bay County’s Monitor Township is to be closed during nighttime hours this weekend. The Michigan Department of Transportation is closing the ramps at the eastbound US-10 interchange with Mackinaw Road for ramp...
by Fix MI State | Jul 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Another round of road construction is coming to Livonia. Construction along Farmington Road between Seven Mile and Eight Mile is scheduled to begin Monday, according to Wayne County, who is responsible for that stretch of roadway. Work will include road resurfacing,...
