There was a time when Michigan’s extensive
network of roads and bridges enabled its
millions of residents to travel safely and freely
and its tens of thousands of businesses to
serve their customers efficiently. But now
38% of Michigan’s roads are in poor or
mediocre condition and 25% of its bridges are
structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
US truckers rate Michigan roads as third
worst in the country. Congestion of urbanarea roads ranks eighth worst among the fifty
states. Along with these problems, road and
bridge funding is declining. Without increased
funding, Michigan’s transportation network will
continue to deteriorate and fail to meet demand.
Continuing to shortchange the transportation
system will lead to declining quality of life
for its residents, and reduced economic
competitiveness in the global economy. Bold
action beyond the federal stimulus package is
required now to address long-term funding.
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Aviation
Dams
Drinking Water
Energy
Inland Waterways
Roads
Transit
Urban Runoff
WastewaterA: Exceptional, B: Good, C: Mediocre, D: Poor, F: Failing, ?: Incomplete
Each category was evaluated on the basis of capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, public safety, resilience, and innovation
Aviation
95 public-use airports
Bridges
1,298 of the 11,022 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$101.60 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
88 high hazard dams
Dams
95% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Drinking Water
$13.8 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
4.083 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 25th
Hazardous Waste
66 sites on the National Priorities List
Levees
159 miles of levees
Ports
57.5 million short tons of cargo in 2012, ranking it 15th nationally
Public Parks
$272.0 million of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
26 freight railroads covering 3,634 miles across the state, ranking 12th nationally by mileage
Roads
16,251 of the state’s 122,051 public roads are major roads, and 22% are in poor condition
Roads
$3.8 billion a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $539 /yr per motorist
Schools
$8.9 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
99.3 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$3.7 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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