MITA in the News – 8/22-8/29

MITA Mentions

Report finds bad roads cost Traverse City drivers $1,934 per year (NewsBreak, 8/28/25)

Report: Mid-Michigan drivers lose thousands annually from driving on poor roads (WNEM, 8/28/25)

Michigan drivers rack up thousands in yearly vehicle costs due to poor roads, report says (Yahoo! News, 8/28/25)

Michigan drivers rack up thousands in yearly vehicle costs due to poor roads, report says (Detroit Free Press, 8/28/25)

Report: Metro Detroit Drivers Lose Nearly $3,000 Per Year on Rough, Congested, Unsafe Roads (WHMI, 8/28/25)

Officials split after House passes budget (WILX, 8/27/25)

WILX News 10 at 5pm (8/26/25)

Mid-Michigan NOW at 10pm (8/26/25)

Michigan faces urgent road and bridge repair crisis amid funding shortfall (Up North Live, 8/26/25)

Road Funding

MDOT and LEO: Without road funding, Michigan will lose jobs (Gongwer, 8/22/25) ATTACHED

Michigan House GOP budget cuts spending, workers and DEI to pave way for roads (Bridge Michigan, 8/26/25)

Michigan House GOP’s $79B budget boosts roads, cuts hospitals, police (Detroit News, 8/26/25)

Smaller House Budget Passes, Finds $3.4 Billion For Roads (MIRS, 8/26/25) ATTACHED

Other TRIP

Report: Michigan roads and bridges are costing drivers (FOX 2 Detroit, 8/28/25)
Local leaders discuss Michigan road conditions and funding gaps in new report (WILX, 8/28/25)

New report emphasizes issues in road funding, infrastructure (Gongwer, 8/28/25) ATTACHED

Bridges

More than 100 Michigan bridges at risk of closure by 2035 (Click On Detroit, 8/25/25)

These busy Michigan bridges could be forced to close without funding boost (MLive, 8/25/25)

Michigan Department of Transportation raises concerns about bridge repair funding (WWMT, 8/27/25)
MDOT: 100+ bridges at risk of closure by 2035 if funding isn’t passed (WXYZ, 8/29/25)