Michigan Bridge Funding Crisis: More than 100 Bridges at Risk of Closure by 2035

Michigan bridge funding crisis: More than 100 bridges at risk of closure by 2035

An I-94 bridge in Southwest Michigan has been in poor condition since 1998, highlighting statewide infrastructure concerns as a funding stalemate continues in Lansing.

MDOT highlights need to replace Watervliet highway bridge as it seeks road funding solution

The Michigan Department of Transportation is calling attention to the need for more road funding as more than 100 bridges around the state near critical status, including one in Berrien County. MDOT’s Nick Schirripa tells us the I-94 bridge over M-140 in Watervliet has been listed in poor condition since 1998. “It was built in 1960, before I-94 was an interstate, and it has only been overhauled once, and that was back, I think, in 1981, if memor…

MDOT drawing attention to critical bridge needs by highlighting I-94 bridge in Watervliet

The Michigan Department of Transportation is calling attention to the need for more road funding as more than 100 bridges around the state near critical status, including one in Berrien County. MDOT’s Nick Schirripa tells us the I-94 bridge over M-140 in Watervliet has been listed in poor condition since 1998. “It was built in 1960, before I-94 was an interstate, and it has only been overhauled once, and that was back, I think, in 1981, if memo…