by Fix MI State | Aug 2, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Storms that hit metro Detroit this evening sent lightning cracking to the ground and caused street flooding in Wayne County, snarling drivers at the peak of rush hour. More rain could fall Thursday before temperatures cool down this weekend. The storms that began...
by Fix MI State | Aug 1, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
IRONWOOD, Mich. (WLUC) – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is resurfacing 1.3 miles of US-2 BR from US-2 to the Wisconsin state line in Ironwood. MDOT will invest $673,000 to mill and resurface the roadway, make drainage structure repairs and...
by Fix MI State | Jul 31, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other, Stormwater & Wastewater
(WJBK) – Deep in the heat of a Michigan summer and there is something you count on – the beach at Lake St. Clair Metro Park will be closed for swimming. The beach is closed due to high levels of E. coli, a bacteria that can come from many sources,...
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...
