GVMC Hosts Sessions on Governor Snyder’s Plan to Finance Michigan’s Roads and Bridges

Focusing on the emerging issue of deterioration of our infrastructure, GVMC this week hosted over 50 leaders from our region in meetings with MDOT and the Michigan Transportation Team. Attendees included mayors, city managers, road commission representatives, township elected officials and public works leaders representing local governments from four different counties. Also attending were representatives of The Right Place, the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce and the West Michigan Policy Forum. Scott Greenlee from  the MTT discussed the $1.4 billion problem with Michigan’s roads and bridges. For example, of the 10,928 bridges in our state, 1,437 of them are judged to be structurally deficient. He also informed the groups about Governor Snyder’s plan of future funding and received a great deal of feedback from participants. Thank you to all who attended and for providing your honest opinions.

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