by Fix MI State | Jul 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
KALAMAZOO, MI — An exit connecting U.S. 131 and I-94 between Kalamazoo and Portage will be closed to traffic this weekend. Bridge sealing work will require the southbound US-131 ramp at Exit 34 to eastbound I-94 to shut down from 8 p.m. Friday, July 21, through...
by Fix MI State | Jul 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
FLINT TWP., MI – Motorists driving south on Interstate 75 at Miller Road will be detoured for construction work overnight on Friday, the Michigan Department of Transportation said in a statement. The southbound lanes will be closed while workers will pour the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 20, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Monroe County Road Commission will receive about $1.5 million in additional state road funding in 2018, not $2 million as was reported incorrectly in Wednesday’s paper. The funds will need to be used on all county roads, not just S. Stony Creek Rd., a spokesperson...
by Fix MI State | Jul 19, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
M-10 (Lodge Freeway) will close this weekend between I-75 and Jefferson Avenue as part of a $3.6 million project to repair the I-75/M-10 interchange. Work is to begin 9 p.m. Friday and the freeway is to reopen 5 a.m. Monday, the Michigan Department of Transportation...
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,...
