Blog categorized as Infrastructure

Michigan's Pavement Quality Ranks Low 

04/15/24 10:46 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan's Pavement Quality Ranks Low 
Michigan ranks 40th nationally, and 10th in an 11-state peer group, on its overall pavement quality across the state

Should Aggregate Mine Permitting Follow Wind, Solar Change? 

11/27/23 10:31 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Should Aggregate Mine Permitting Follow Wind, Solar Change? 
Michigan Aggregates Association officials say it will be "impossible" for Michigan to meet the state's new clean energy standards if the permitting of aggregate mines isn’t shifted from local governments to the state.

12 Tribes, MDOT Collaborate On Roads, More 

11/16/23 10:50 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
12 Tribes, MDOT Collaborate On Roads, More 
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created tribal liaisons in an executive directive in 2019 and the Michigan Department of Transportation has kept the aligned board abreast of those activities since.

Michigan Getting $1.5B From Feds For Broadband

06/27/23 11:13 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan Getting $1.5B From Feds For Broadband
Michigan was awarded more than $1.5 billion in federal funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to get broadband to everyone in the state

MIHI Begins Wiring Michigan With Fiber For The Future

06/26/23 02:24 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MIHI Begins Wiring Michigan With Fiber For The Future
More than $1 billion would be pouring into the Michigan High-Speed Internet (MIHI) Office as part of the federal government’s plan to connect all Americans to broadband internet and bridge the digital divide.