I write in response to the recent column by Stephen Ranzini (April 19, “Ann Arbor finally putting money into its neglected road, but executing plans that are flawed”). Regretfully, Mr. Ranzini relies upon tainted data, tired innuendo, and faulty reasoning to paint a grossly inaccurate picture of the facts and ...
No matter which direction you are headed, you might think about leaving for work a little earlier than usual starting Monday and for the foreseeable future. The projected lineup of state, city and local road projects planned for this spring is extensive — and just when you think you might ...
Drivers might want to think about an alternate route to work beginning Monday, if they travel through the area near the new Costco Warehouse store under construction in Pittsfield Township. Starting Monday, there will be lane closures in that area.
Ann Arbor residents can expect to see nearly double the number of streets under construction throughout the city this summer compared to years past. "It's going to be a busy summer. Lots of orange barrels," said City Administrator Steve Powers, welcoming the increased improvements. With the money the city is ...
An informational meeting about a proposed roundabout at State and Ellsworth roads near the Costco site drew about 250 people to Pittsfield Township Hall Wednesday night. Many in the audience expressed concerns about the roundabout, questioning whether this was the best way to handle additional traffic, bikes and people expected ...
Gov. Rick Snyder demonstrated his leadership style of relentless positive action by stepping out with an infrastructure message last October and then reinforcing it in his January State of the State address, which both called for increased transportation funding. Progress on providing that funding for Michigan is being paved with ...
Ypsilanti Township and the Washtenaw County Road Commission are in the process of determining which township roads will see repairs over the next two construction seasons and how much repair will be required. The township expects to bond for $3 million to $5 million to repair at least 26 miles ...
State Rep. Rick Olson said a bipartisan package of bills being introduced today is expected to raise "a little bit less" than $1.4 billion in new funding for Michigan roads. "The quicker we move on it, the better," said Olson, a Republican from Washtenaw County's York Township and one of ...
State Rep. Rick Olson, author of a recent bipartisan House workgroup report on Michigan's road crisis, has released a follow-up analysis to his report from September. Olson maintains an increase in road funding of at least $1.4 billion per year — the amount recommended in the earlier report — is ...
As the Michigan Department of Transportation plans 2012 road construction on M-52 in Chelsea, the City Council has decided to fund up to $70,000 for an enhanced traffic light at the corner of Old US-12 and M-52. Included in the state road project are a “mill and two-course hot mix ...
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a proposed tax increase for road improvements Wednesday night, citing a bad economy as the reason. But later in a lengthy report to the board, Chairman Conan Smith, D-Ann Arbor, suggested commissioners give serious thought to the idea of a tax increase ...
Gov. Rick Snyder said today he thinks the state should try to find a way to raise an additional $1.4 billion in revenue for roads and bridges in Michigan. One of the ways to do that, he said, is by increasing state registration fees by $10 per month on the ...
The Ypsilanti City Council rejected an Ypsilanti Township proposal to temporarily fix a rough stretch of South Grove Road running through the municipalities’ border. In the proposal, the township would have loaned the city money from a shared fund to pay to resurface the road. The resurfacing would have been ...
The Washtenaw County Road Commission met with community leaders last week to discuss the options under consideration for widening State Road in Pittsfield Township, according to a report in the A2 Journal.
For Ann Arbor resident Ruth Dixon, it's the walking and biking features in the upcoming East Stadium Boulevard bridges project that excite her the most. Dixon, who lives off Scio Church Road, said she's often befuddled she lives in the middle of Ann Arbor and there aren't bike paths and ...
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