Funding
Michigan lawmaker wants to use fuel sales tax to boost transportation funding (Land Line, 12/2/24)
Gas tax hike, tolls, higher fees among road funding fixes proposed by Michigan Democrats (MLive, 12/5/24) ATTACHED
These 9 local road projects land $2.9M in Michigan grant funding (MLive, 12/5/24) ATTACHED
Here’s how Michigan’s roads are rated. What grade did yours get? (MLive, 12/3/24) ATTACHED
With billions spent, is Whitmer’s pledge to ‘fix the damn roads’ a broken promise? (MLive, 12/2/24)
- PSC Mention: The annual road funding shortfall is upwards of $3.9 billion in Michigan, according to the nonpartisan Lansing firm Public Sector Consultants. The group conducted a year of research assessing the deteriorating roads and bridges, concluding the annual funding gap was much bigger than estimated in 2016 ($2.2 billion).
Gov, Hall Meet On Roads As House D’s Drop More Bills (MIRS, 12/5/24) ATTACHED
- MITA Mention: Puri’s number was the $3.9 billion advocated by the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) (See “MITA Pushes For Sustainable Road Funding By Year’s End As County Roads Crumble,” 10/1/24).
House Dems Introduce Tolling, Fuel Tax, Registration Fee Options For Road Revenue (Gongwer, 12/5/24) ATTACHED
House Dems Face Time Crunch As Lame Duck Agenda Remains Unclear (Gongwer, 12/3/24) ATTACHED
MDOT Awards $2.9 In TEDF Grants To Fix Essential Rural Roads (MIRS, 12/5/24)
The Michigan Department of Transportation announced nine awards for the Transportation Economic Development Fund grants worth $2.9 million to help rebuild damaged essential local and county roads.
Ishpeming, Mason County Road Commission, Allegan, Bay City, St. Clair, Van Buren County Road Commission, Schoolcraft, Chelsea, and Tecumseh got a portion of the grant, the majority paid for 48 percent of the construction cost of the project.
There were two projects that didn’t get $375,000. Van Buren County received $100,516, which was 80 percent of their project. Schoolcraft, in Kalamazoo County, got $201,375, which was 50 percent of the project.
Stormwater
Opinion | Stormwater — the forgotten infrastructure (Bridge Michigan, 12/3/24)
Roads
MSU researcher: New concrete formula could be key to ‘fixing the damn roads’ (WOOD TV, 12/2/24)
Other Lame Duck News
500 Letters From Local Government Leaders Coming Governor’s Way (MIRS, 12/3/24) ATTACHED
