MITA in the News – 8/15-8/22

Roads

Would Brinks Put Up $3B In Cuts For Roads? She’s Not Ruling It Out (MIRS, 8/20/25) ATTACHED

Hall: Cutting Bloated Department Spending Can Raise $3.1B More For Roads; MDOT Says No Road Dollars Means Lost Jobs (MIRS, 8/21/25) ATTACHED

Whitmer Survey Says People Believe Roads Are Getting Better (MIRS, 8/19/25) ATTACHED

Senate Dems renew attacks on Hall over budget; won’t commit to releasing a road funding plan (Gongwer, 8/20/25) ATTACHED

Michigan’s dire road funding outlook prompts question: Where’s the Senate’s road plan? (Michigan Advance, 8/21/25)

As shutdown looms, road funding a $3B sticking point in Michigan budget talks (Bridge Michigan, 8/20/25)

$5.5M ‘Band-aid’ planned for busy Michigan interchange in need of $1.3B rebuild (MLive, 8/22/25)

Bridges

Michigan bridges need millions in repair funding, MDOT officials say (CBS News Detroit, 8/19/25)

More than 100 Michigan bridges could close without new funding (9 and 10 News, 8/20/25)

Michigan bridge funding crisis: More than 100 bridges at risk of closure by 2035 (MLive, 8/19/25)