Road Funding
Michigan road funding efforts have stalled before. Can new plans break the traffic jam? (Detroit Free Press, 3/12/25)
- MITA Mention: Lance Binoniemi, vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association, which represents companies that work on Michigan roads, said the debate on road funding has lasted for decades. “I don’t know that it’s ever dead or ever solved,” he said. But it might not be a bad thing if the next governor doesn’t make road funding a campaign slogan in the 2026 race, “Because we hope the issue is solved before the next election,” he said.
Michigan House Committee Discusses $3.1 Billion Plan to Fix Michigan Roads (WJR, 3/12/25)
MDOT Speaks on $3 Billion Road Funding Proposal (WJR, 3/14/25)
Michigan GOP proposes tax-neutral road funding plan (WZZM 13, 3/11/25)
House GOP road bills begin committee process (Upper Michigan’s Source, 3/11/25)
Michigan lawmakers propose $3.1 billion road funding plan without raising taxes (Up North Live, 3/11/25)
Tax relief, road projects competing for dollars in Lansing (The Detroit News, 3/12/25)
Michigan Infrastructure Group Hails ‘Progress’ In Road Funding Debate (Radio Results Network, 3/10/25)
- MITA Mention: Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following the introduction of the House Republicans’ road funding legislation, House Bills 4180-4187… [FULL STATEMENT IN STORY]
Republicans Put Rubber To The Road With Testimony On Road Funding Package (Gongwer, 3/11/25) ATTACHED
- MITA Mention: Lance Binoniemi, vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, testified in support of the legislation.
“We believe that this is a huge step in the right direction in improving the quality of our roads and limiting the deterioration of them and gets us much closer to that 90 percent good and fair condition that the state has tried to achieve for decades now,” he said. “We have seen short term investments over the past five years through a bonding program and through increased investments through Congress that all run out in 2026 and as we approach that funding cliff, we appreciate this opportunity to look at how we can increase revenues for our system.”
If nothing is done, Binoniemi said, the cost of fixing Michigan roads will only increase.
The Real Wheel Deal: Road Funding Gets First Committee Hearing (MIRS, 3/11/25) ATTACHED
Rep. Alabas Farhat | OFF THE RECORD (WKAR, 3/14/25)
House Panel Discusses MEGA; Whitmer Concerned About ‘Big Employers‘ (Gongwer, 3/12/25) ATTACHED
Roads
Potholes popping up around mid-Michigan as spring approaches (WNEM, 3/13/25)
Michigan road ranking continues to improve (The Center Square, 3/13/25)
Orange barrel season arrives: What’s planned for 2025 road projects in Michigan (The Detroit News, 3/12/25)
Pothole season is here: Here’s how to report road hazards in Metro Detroit (Click On Detroit, 3/10/25)
