Flooding/Dams
Bellaire residents urged to limit water use as sewer system strains after heavy rainfall (Up North Live, 4/16/26)
Michigan flooding closes 15 bridges, causes 2 failures, MDOT says (Detroit Free Press, 4/17/26)
Michigan flooding closes 15 bridges, causes 2 failures, MDOT says (Detroit Free Press, 4/17/26)
Flooding has Michigan ‘in crisis mode now,’ Gretchen Whitmer says (Bridge Michigan, 4/16/26)
Michigan feared Cheboygan Dam danger for years before rains pushed it to brink (Bridge Michigan, 4/16/26)
Michigan feared Cheboygan Dam danger for years before rains pushed it to brink (Bridge Michigan, 4/16/26)
As floodwaters rise, Michigan infrastructure on brink: Dams need $1B in repairs (Bridge Michigan, 4/14/26)
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MITA Mention: Even so, the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association contended the state needs $3.9 billion more a year to cover its road needs. It’s not just an issue for aging roads, said Lance Binoniemi, the group’s vice president of government affairs: “You could have a brand new road fail if the subsurface is deteriorated by a flood.”
Michigan flood watch: Turbine running at Cheboygan Dam, waters fall (Bridge Michigan, 4/17/26)
Cheboygan dam hydro plant wasn’t operating when floodwaters hit (Detroit News, 4/15/26)
Cheboygan dam hydro plant wasn’t operating when floodwaters hit (Detroit News, 4/15/26)
Precarious days ahead in Cheboygan, Michigan dams under stress: Updates (Detroit Free Press, 4/17/26)
High water has Michigan juggling a growing list of problem dams (MLive, 4/16/26)
Northern Michigan floodwaters threaten Cheboygan dam (Detroit News, 4/14/26)
Northern Michigan floodwaters threaten Cheboygan dam (Detroit News, 4/14/26)
Major sinkhole after severe weather, road washouts in Newaygo County (WWMT, 4/16/26)
Crews pull car from large sinkhole west of Newaygo (WOOD TV, 4/16/26)
Crews pull car from large sinkhole west of Newaygo (WOOD TV, 4/16/26)
Northern Michigan Floods Wash Out, Close 14 Bridges; Roads Destroyed (MIRS, 4/16/26) ATTACHED
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