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Michigan’s Road Crisis: What Will It Cost to Maintain Our Roads and Bridges?


Posted on September 19th, by Michigan Transportation Team in Studies. Comments Off

A report of the Work Group on Transportation Funding, of the House of Representatives Transportation Committee, September 19, 2011 (click here to download):

Many of Michigan’s roads and bridges are in bad shape, with crumbling bridges and potholed roads all too familiar to most of Michigan’s motorists. Unless additional funding is available to maintain our roads, they are projected to get much worse.
About the report
  • This report focuses only on the question of “How much money do we need?”
  • The report divides the state’s paved road into four categories and sets quality goals.






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