Road Funding
MITA tells state lawmakers $3.9 billion a year needs to go to road repairs (WKZO, 1/23/25)
- MITA Mention: The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association is telling state lawmakers they need to put $3.9 billion a year into fixing roads.
That is the figure that MITA officials say will put the state on the path to improving all roads to fair or good condition.
House speaker lays out $3.1B Michigan Road plan (Daily Mining Gazette, 1/18/25)
- MITA Mention: Whitmer’s comments were noted by Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association, a trade group representing Michigan companies involved in road and bridge construction.
While praising Hall as “leading the way in the Capitol” with a plan to help fund and fix Michigan’s roads, which he said have been underfunded for decades, Coppersmith said cooperation would be key to crafting solutions.
“The progress we’ve made in recent years from the governor’s bonding plan and the boost in federal infrastructure funds will be lost if Michigan’s leaders fail to act soon,” he said.
MITA Tells Legislators $3.9B Annually Get Roads To ‘Fair,’ ‘Good Condition’ (MIRS, 1/22/25)
- MITA Mention: If $3.9 billion more is set aside for Michigan’s roads every year, it would put the state on a path toward having its streets in “good” or “fair” condition, according to information provided to lawmakers today by the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA).
As part of its pitch, MITA also included legislative district maps that show lawmakers how many of their roads are in good, fair or poor condition. It found that Senate District 38 in the Upper Peninsula has the highest percentage of roads in poor condition with 43.40 percent. For House Districts, it’s Rep. Brad PAQUETTE (R-Niles)‘s Southwest Michigan District 37 with 58.70% of the roads in poor condition.
In his latest road funding proposal, House Speaker Matt HALL (R-Richland Township) is calling for $3.1 billion a year going forward (See “Hall’s Second Road Funding Proposal Won’t Raise Revenue,” 1/16/25).
Michigan ‘absolutely’ needs pay-per-mile study, County Road Association says (MLive, 1/23/25) ATTACHED
Michigan hits the brakes on plan to pilot pay-per-mile road funding (MLive, 1/23/25) ATTACHED
Pay-per-mile pilot ‘not off the table’ for Michigan (MLive, 1/24/25) ATTACHED
Aging Infrastructure
Detroit crews work to repair a few dozen water main breaks as cold persists (Detroit News, 1/22/25)
