Showing posts with label Road Construction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Road Construction. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

696 Reversal

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Yesterday  I got to drive on Highway 696 on the wrong side of the road --legally.  Indeed, there was nowhere else to go on the Highway. This...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Surprise: Not Only Do Michigan Roads Suck, But The Quality Control Does Too!

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Well, surprising no one really, there's a very cozy relationship between the state road agency and the contractors that "fix" ...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Media: When Republicans Point Out The Truth, it's An "Attack"

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When a Republican points out facts about Democrats, the Media reports it as an attack or that "Republicans pounce", not about the ...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Michigan Roads Edition

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Michigan roads are renowned as being rather lousy. So much so that there is a marked difference as you cross the state line with Ohio, even...
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Monday, August 15, 2016

Why We Can't Build Nice Roads - Because To Even Fix 18 Miles Of Road Will Take 14 Years

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Yes, you read that right, for a stretch of 18 miles of I75 in Michigan, it will take 14 years at a cost of 1.3 billion dollars, or 72 millio...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Constructing Down the Highway....

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The Detroit News: MDOT ready for highway repairs In total, MDOT will award about $179 million in contracts this year to improve 87 miles of ...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Because Proposing to Raise Taxes is Such a Winning Idea.....

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The Detroit Free Press: Gov. Rick Snyder to propose $40 annual fee to fix roads In addition to the new $40 fee that would be in addition t...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Road From The War of 1812 Featured in the Detroit Free Press

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The Detroit Free Press: Downriver War of 1812 trail gets its due A road built through a swamp built out of logs for the movement of troop...
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Monday, November 02, 2009

Michigan's Inefficient Spending on Roads - The Fort Street Rebuild As An Example

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Part of the reason Michigan's roads are in such terrible condition, compared to other states is not just that work and maintenance has s...
Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Is there any tax the Detroit Free Press doesn't like?

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The answer seems to be no. Indeed, the Freep is pushing for higher gas taxes for road repair. In Pave the way for better road funding In it,...
Monday, July 16, 2007

Michigan gas prices highest in nation thanks to our sales tax

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Michigan currently has the highest gas prices in the nation according to the Detroit News. One reason is that we're at the end of the ga...
Thursday, April 26, 2007

Michigan's State Flower in Full Bloom

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And a flower of terrible beauty it is. It is a perennial flower, impervious to rain, snow, harsh weather conditions and rough soils. Practi...