by Fix MI State | Jun 13, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
KALAMAZOO, MI — Two downtown Kalamazoo bridges will receive minor repairs. The Kalamazoo City Commission approved $153,464 contract with Davis Construction Inc. to repair the Pitcher Street bridge over Portage Creek and the Paterson Street bridge over the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 13, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – As temperatures in West Michigan rise, state transportation officials are asking drivers to be even more careful on the roads. Over the weekend, a portion of US-131 in Allegan County buckled, causing traffic delays as crews did...
by Fix MI State | Jun 11, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
EXETER TOWNSHIP — Roads in both Exeter and Raisinville Townships got some much-needed upgrading to the delight of local officials and Valerie Eby, a longtime Maybee resident. Mrs. Eby, who lives on Geierman Rd., said driving area roads is difficult because of...
by Fix MI State | Jun 10, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
ANN ARBOR, MI – With about six months of construction left on the U.S. 23 Flex Route project, there’s still a lot of work to do. The Michigan Department of Transportation is adding a rush hour lane on the inside shoulder of both directions of U.S. 23 from...
by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Imagine one of the Great Lakes on a sunny day – the water is clear and kids are playing in it. But the day after a big storm, that same lake can reek of raw sewage. It’s caused by a combined sewer overflow – a common problem in over 700 cities and towns nationwide....
by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
As the deadline to pass another state budget draws near, many of us are asking the same question: Why isn’t more being done to fix our roads and invest in our children’s future? A recent statewide survey from EPIC-MRA found that Michiganians want the state Legislature...
by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
GRAND HAVEN, MICH. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district office in Detroit announced this week that it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region, including an allocation for the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district in Detroit says it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region. District engineer Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue says the funding will be used for the most...
by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Pam Taylor, a woman I admire a great deal, lives in a rural community in Lenawee County, not far from the Ohio border, a place where her family has been farming since 1837. You wouldn’t call her lifestyle wild and crazy. A retired teacher in late middle age, she...
by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
Sturgis Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to apply for $75,000 from a St. Joseph County infrastructure loan fund, to help finance subdivision road repair. Trustees also voted to add roads in up to five more residential subdivisions to its summer...
