Blog tagged as Infrastructure

Consumers Puts In Power Traffic Cops, Buries Lines, Installs Iron Poles To Harden Grid 

05/14/24 12:52 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Consumers Puts In Power Traffic Cops, Buries Lines, Installs Iron Poles To Harden Grid 
Consumers Energy officials said Monday the company is installing devices on the Michigan grid that would act like traffic cops with power to be able to isolate outages into a smaller area and keep the power on for more people.

Miles Travelled Tax Would Hit The Road In House, Senate Budgets

04/25/24 02:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Miles Travelled Tax Would Hit The Road In House, Senate Budgets
A pilot project would be launched to test how to assess vehicle fees based on miles traveled, under a provision added to the Senate and House's proposed transportation budgets Wednesday afternoon.

Tri-Department Laboratory Coming By End Of 2026

04/22/24 02:19 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Tri-Department Laboratory Coming By End Of 2026
(DIMONDALE) – The state broke ground Friday on a public health and environmental science laboratory that will be shared among the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).

Whitmer, Highway Administrator Say Gas Tax Needs Replacing 

04/12/24 09:23 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer, Highway Administrator Say Gas Tax Needs Replacing 
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acknowledged Thursday that using a vehicle-miles-traveled concept and toll roads are possible replacements being discussed for the “antiquated gas tax" a

Some Mighty Mac Lanes To Close Until May 23 

04/08/24 04:52 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Some Mighty Mac Lanes To Close Until May 23 
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be resurfacing 2.1 miles of the Mackinac Bridge, which will take Michigan's largest bridge down to a two-lane highway until May 23