Michigan Transportation Lobby Wants $3.9 Billion Increase For Road Repairs (Radio Results Network, 9/25/24)
- “The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) today announced it had delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the significant need for implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure plan across Michigan to fund and fix Michigan roads and bridges.” [MORE IN STORY]
Group: UP district tops list for poor roads (Iron Mountain Daily News, 9/26/24)
- The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association announced Wednesday it had delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the need for implementing a plan to fund and fix Michigan roads and bridges. A $3.9 billion annual funding boost is needed, MITA states in a news release.
“We can no longer afford to keep kicking the can down the road,” said Rob Coppersmith, MITA executive vice president. MITA is a statewide trade association that represents a broad spectrum of heavy construction companies and suppliers. [MORE IN STORY]
CMU Public Radio Broadcast (9/24/24)
- Mentions Lance on work zone camera legislation
Road Funding
County Road Association Wants More Money To Upgrade Highways Across Michigan (Radio Results Network, 9/26/24)
Whitmer announces grants totaling $5.1M for road repairs across Michigan (Up North Live, 9/25/24)
Local road agencies ‘treading water’ due to funding constraints (MLive, 9/26/24)
28 communities sharing $5.1 million in grants for road work in Michigan (WKZO, 9/26/24)
Gov. Whitmer announces funding to fix roads in 28 villages, small cities across state (Upper Michigan’s Source, 9/25/24)
Keep gas tax or adopt pay-per-mile system? Michigan residents are split (MLive, 9/23/24)
EVs
Michigan officials blame vehicles with good fuel economy, EVs for bad county roads (ABC 57, 9/26/24)
Federal Monies To Expand State’s EV Battery Manufacturing Footprint (Gongwer, 9/20/24) ATTACHED
