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Michigan is heading in the wrong direction. But these three recommendations could reverse a decades-long problem, according to a state-convened group.

The latest report from the America Society of Civil Engineers say Michigan made slight gains in 2022, but the state’s roads and bridges still lag behind the national average.

Michigan is facing a nearly $4 billion shortfall in annual funding to fix its roads and bridges, according to a newly released report on the state’s infrastructure.

For years, Michigan lawmakers have been pushing to get cameras in construction zones, and that call has once again been renewed.

A new report lays out motor fuel, sales, and miles-traveled tax options to fix Michigan roads, saying the state is falling almost $4 billion behind every year.

To relieve drivers of such burdens a 44-page report published by Public Sector Consultants suggests the state legislature needs to invest $3.9B a year in fixing the roads for a long-term solution.

Many experts who watch both the roads and the money in Michigan say this problem could have and should have been solved decades ago.

The new Coalition on Electric Vehicles and Transportation Revenue rallied on the Michigan Capitol steps on Tuesday to discuss the problem and offer possible solutions.

Coalition members say they're pushing for Michigan to implement new programs that would fairly tax electric vehicles.