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Civil Engineers say Michigan storm water system is drowning in aged infrastructure

Quinn Klinefelter April 7, 2025

One of the few issues that often bridges the political divide is concern over the condition of the nation’s roads,...

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Crews continue to work on the water main break in Southwest Detroit.
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The Metro: Repairing the broken water main in Southwest Detroit

Sam Corey, The Metro March 3, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s been two weeks since streets and basements flooded on Beard...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her 2025 State of the State address.
  • MichMash
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MichMash: Whitmer’s penultimate State of the State, calls for bipartisanship and road proposals

Hernz Laguerre February 28, 2025

Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her second-to-last State of the State address and she urged Michiganders toward unity and togetherness. This...

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel appears on WDET's state politics podcasts, "MichMash."
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MichMash: Michigan AG discusses legal challenges to Trump, open US Senate seat

Hernz Laguerre February 14, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer coined the phrase "Fix the damn roads" while on the campaign trail in 2018. But as she...

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A westward view of Interstate 10, known as the Katy Freeway, in Houston, Texas.
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Created Equal: Why Texas continues to expand its highways

Cary Junior II September 24, 2024

Since the Federal Highway Act created the interstate system in 1956, states across the nation have conceded a lot of...

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Macomb County Public Works purchased this $100,000 FlyBotix drone and SewerAI software system to make infrastructure improvements.
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Macomb County using AI, drone to monitor pipes for infrastructure improvements

Nargis Rahman May 21, 2024

The Macomb County Public Works purchased a $100,000 FlyBotix drone and SewerAI artificial intelligence software package to assess sanitary pipes...

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A construction crew works on the deck of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, May 14, 2024.
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Two sides of Gordie Howe International Bridge near connection

Alex McLenon May 15, 2024

Construction crews on the Gordie Howe International Bridge are about 85 feet from connecting the two sides of the international...

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Gordie Howe bridge
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Gordie Howe bridge connecting Detroit to Canada won’t open until fall 2025

Associated Press January 5, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A second bridge connecting Detroit and Canada over the Detroit River won't open for travel until fall...

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President Joe Biden today announced plans for more than $8 billion in funding for rail projects across the country. 
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Detroit Evening Report: New federal grants for rail projects to expand Amtrak service in Detroit

Jerome Vaughn December 8, 2023

Detroit will see some of its Amtrak train service expand in the years ahead, as President Joe Biden announced plans...

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A view of the construction of the Chrysler Freeway at the Lodge Highway, near Puritan. 1960-1969.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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  • Reckoning 375

Reckoning 375: What is Detroit’s role in the state’s highway removal project?

Detroit Today December 1, 2023

In this week's episode of Detroit Today's mini series, Reckoning 375, we take a deeper look at the restorative efforts...

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Pete Buttigieg and Gretchen Whitmer
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US, Canada building international EV charging corridor

Alex McLenon May 16, 2023

The U.S. and Canada are working together to make a joint electric vehicle charging network. At a recent announcement, officials...

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A deep pothole in Detroit.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Michigan is still in search of long-term road funding

Detroit Today May 9, 2023

Michiganders often complain about the pavement on area roads — and not for no reason. Civil engineers recently gave the...

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