by Fix MI State | Jul 17, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
METRO DETROIT, MI — Oakland County drivers will be facing some additional slowdowns along I-696 starting July 24. The Michigan Department of Transportation is upgrading signs from Novi Road to Dequindre Road — meaning the left lane on both sides of the freeway will be...
by Fix MI State | Jul 17, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
TRAVERSE CITY — Customers filtering in to J&J Auto Parts often carry in a complaint along with their car trouble: The terrible condition of nearby Kidder Road. “It’s pretty rough,” said Carolyn Barnett, J&J Auto Parts co-owner. “They’ve done a couple of...
by Fix MI State | Jul 17, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI — The intersection of M-50 and South Street is closed for two weeks as the Michigan Department of Transportation works to realign it. Before construction, the intersection came in at an angle to M-50, which is not safe and makes it hard to see...
by Fix MI State | Jul 14, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
MICHIGAN – Seventeen public beaches across the state have been red-flagged as having high bacteria levels, according to the state’s Beach Guard data. These include three beaches along Lake Michigan, Traverse City State Park beach on Grand Traverse Bay, and...
by Fix MI State | Jul 13, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WLUK) — A 10-block stretch of road is closed in Menominee, Michigan, after a sinkhole opened up. City officials say the sinkhole was discovered overnight on 13th Street. It covers about a five-square-foot area and is about three feet deep. The...
by Fix MI State | Jul 12, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Motorists on Interstate 96 near Brighton are spotting crumbled concrete and exposed steel rods on the Flint Road overpass. Michigan Department of Transportation officials acknowledge the sight of the deterioration is likely worrying drivers on the stretch of highway,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 12, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
JACKSON, MI – One day after getting the project approved, construction will begin on 25.3 miles of Jackson County roads. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $3.43 million project to repave four areas in Jackson County in its Tuesday,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 11, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MIDLAND COUNTY, MI — The $2.1 million project to resurface the main artery between Midland and Mount Pleasant began Monday, July 10. Six miles of M-20, from Geneva Road to 9 Mile Road, will get resurfaced and see occasional single-lane closures over the next two...
by Fix MI State | Jul 10, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
EMMET COUNTY, Mi (WPBN/WGTU) — Crews are about half way done with a major road project on U.S. 31. The project started in April and for most of that time, the portion between Pellston and Levering has been closed, except for local traffic. Crews with the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 10, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The cones are up and the detour debacle has begun for some drivers who normally take M-6. The Michigan Department of Transportation shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway between I-196 and Wilson Avenue Saturday morning. However,...
