Nightside Report Feb. 15, 2021: Metro Detroit woman unable to get car back from Canada due to border closure, Road crews out in full force ahead of winter storm
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Metro Detroit woman unable to get car back from Canada due to border closure
DETROIT – The continued closure of the U.S.-Canada border during the COVID-19 pandemic has left many families unable to see loved ones in person.
Kim Richardson took an international trip just before the pandemic led to the border closing. She flew out of Toronto to save some money and parked her car in a lot near the airport.
County crews hit the roads for winter storm, but cold temps limit salt s effect
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DETROIT (FOX 2) - Just when we thought this winter would be a mild one, we were again reminded we live in Michigan. The season’s first major test is a double whammy storm system that’ll blanket Metro Detroit with upwards of six to nine inches of snow.
County road crews say they are ready for the storm
Wayne, Macomb and Oakland county crews are ready to roll as the teeth of the winter storm hits overnight. Whatever comes our way we’ll deal with it, said Stephen Baurhenn, Macomb County Dept. of Roads.
Metro Detroit gets hammered with snow, it s paczki day, Beaumont Health cancels vaccine appointments
By Jack Nissen
TUESDAY NEWS HIT - Snowfall reaching double-digits, wind gusts pushing temperatures to 0, a Winter Storm Warning in effect until midday Tuesday - what more could you ask for from a Michigan snowstorm?
Because that s exactly what covered Metro Detroit throughout the night Tuesday. National Weather Service forecasts updated early Tuesday morning increased expected snowfall totals.
Bulk of snow already fallen across Metro Detroit
By Derek Kevra s measurement, about 8 inches of snow had fallen across Southfield. And there s still at least another inch on the way for Metro Detroit. Temperatures will remain low with wind causing snow drift and making road treatments difficult for road crews.
you get what you pay for, and right now weave been investing less than just about every other state in the nation and we have the roads to prove it. craig with oakland county road s commission says michigan needs $2.5 billion more a year in road funding, and there is little appetite to raise taxes or increase vehicle registration fees. we need the federal government to step up. federal infrastructure money is one way to help michigan, a state that was crucial in paving the way for president trump s 2016 victory. the great state of michigan. whatever the source of the money, one report found annual investments in the nation s roads and bridges needs to increase by $32 billion, a whopping 47,000 bridges in the country are listed as structurally deficient. that includes the brooklyn bridge, washington, d.c. s memorial bridge and the pensacola bay bridge. structurally deficient bridges are defined as needing repairs