Great Lakes Echo (https://greatlakesecho.org/category/transportation/page/3/)
Michigan may have a sustainable answer to the contentious issue of fixing its roads: asphalt made from recycled rubber tires.
A partnership between state regulators, Michigan Technological University and county road commissions has been looking for ways to reduce the piles of used tires around Michigan
A bike ride is meant to be a relaxing and fun way to engage in physical activity. For other riders, bicycling is an essential form of transportation. All bicyclists want to feel safe.
A charter captain faces prison and a fine when he is sentenced early next year for violating a Coast Guard order to stop commercial operation of his unlicensed boat on Lake St. Clair.
Benajmin Jones, 39, of Detroit pleaded guilty to a felony charge of deliberately violating a July 2021 Coast Guard order with his 39-foot Sea Ray, PWR TOWER, federal prosecutors said.
As the winter season approaches, counties across Michigan are preparing to handle the inevitable dumping of snow, especially on roadways.
Technology and processes employed have helped plows become more efficient, said Bradley Wieferich, the director of the Department of Transportation.
Public transportation is suffering from a lack of drivers in communities across Michigan.
Clark Harder, the executive director of the Michigan Public Transit Association, said it’s a statewide problem.
Michigan is set to receive $20.4 million from a federal grant to improve passenger and freight railroads around the state, including a bridge project in Wexford County.
The Manistee River Train Bridge replacement project is expected to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2027, according to MDOT.
An aerospace engineering team at the University of Michigan is researching hybrid-electric aircraft to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. The U-M aviation program will follow a design similar to the way hybrid-electric cars use batteries.
Public transit agencies in Michigan are facing post-pandemic ridership and staffing shortages. The Michigan Public Transit Association launched ad campaigns in February to address those needs and has seen many great responses, especially on social media, but the association’s members still face hardships, and no one knows if they’ll get all of their riders back.
A recently launched bridge bundling program by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is expected to repair up to 78 locally owned bridges that are in serious or critical condition. The repaired bridges could last up to 50 years before needing to be fixed again and could potentially last even longer with maintenance project.
Although flying cars aren’t currently in the sky, they could be very soon. Michigan legislators have introduced bills that would establish an “Advanced Air Mobility Study Committee” to review current laws that affect the aeronautics industry.