Michigan trade and civic groups ramp up warnings on road funding
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.
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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.
The state Department of Transportation said it is temporarily delaying its latest issuance of trunk line road bonds.
With interest rates expected to keep rising, the deal will tap all of the remaining authorization from the $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan bond program.
Plan. it was only in the scope of state trunk line. what we need is comprehensive investment across this country. the pipes underneath the ground that take our waste water out of our homes, the roads on which we all drive, the bridges under which we travel as well as broadband. these are all crucial infrastructure pieces. i'm grateful that we've got someone like buttigieg leading the charge. this would mean we can really start to rebuild infrastructure in a resilient way with a mind toward mitigating our impact on climate change. this is about our economy, putting people onto good paying jobs ...
>> tell me what that means, the issue is location. he wants to protest in front of this mosque, would you rather have him protest where, in front of city hall or a square? >> it's not rather. he has to have an event where it can support it. if a thousand people showed up in front of the building you're in and stood on the public side walk in front of the building and wanted to give voice to their concerns, they would be obstructing access, obstructing, may spill over into the roadway, they present a danger. and that's what we're talking about here. the site he's selected is all private propert...