by Fix MI State | Jun 16, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Grand Rapids has completed a section of a riverfront trail that will eventually connect the western Michigan city’s downtown to a larger trail system. City officials gathered Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Coldbrook...
by Fix MI State | Jun 15, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI — About a week from now, hundreds of people will head toward the Bay City State Recreation Area to play in the sand and celebrate efforts to clean up the beach. But today, the beach is closed due to high bacteria levels. The Bay County Health...
by Fix MI State | Jun 15, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) are finishing up work on the structural steel painting at the US-31 bridge over the Macatawa River. Leo Evans of MDOT says for the next 1-2 weeks there will still be signs of...
by Fix MI State | Jun 15, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX)– Starting this week you’ll see MDOT closing off a few lanes along Northbound 127. That part of the highway near Lake Lansing Road has a pothole problem already, but with the hot temperatures we’ve had they’ve gotten...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
As much of the nation focused on testimony last Thursday from former FBI Director James Comey, there were some who headed to the White House to talk infrastructure with the President and Vice President. Among the group of some 40 officials was Candice Miller, former...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Commuters will get to their destinations a bit quicker now as the speed limit on Interstate 69 in St. Clair County has officially been increased to 75 mph for vehicles and 65 for trucks. Signs along the interstate between Port Huron and the Genesee/Lapeer county...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — The heat wave hitting West Michigan is taking its toll on highways, which are buckling from the excessive heat. In Grand Haven Wednesday, crews will spend an estimated six hours repairing southbound US-31 at Colfax Street after the concrete...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
The Michigan Department of Transportation recently announced several construction project updates affecting U.S. Highway 31 in Holland Township. Work will soon be complete on the structural steel painting at the U.S. Highway 31 bridge over the Macatawa River. There...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders have agreed to deposit $35 million into a statewide infrastructure fund and $150 million into a “rainy day” savings fund as part of a final budget deal for fiscal year 2018. The Legislature had cut proposed...
by Fix MI State | Jun 13, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
From its stormwater and wastewater systems to its roads and bridges, Michigan’s infrastructure needs some love—a lot of love. Separate studies released by the Governor’s 21st Century Infrastructure Commission and Business Leaders for Michiganindicate that the state...
