Money laundering

@WookofWallstreet

8 күн бұрын

I wonder if we started a gofundme for fixing all the michigan roads and sewers and getting rid of all the lead pipes and stop paying taxes until michigan can provide us with the documentation that our tax payer dollars aren't going too half ass companies. By cutting out the middle man we could literally pave the roads with gold. Just saying.

@yehimstone5492

8 күн бұрын

💯🎯

@DetroitMicroSound

7 күн бұрын

It's not money laundering when the road work is getting DONE. Not JUST done, but completely re-designed with roundabouts instead of old-fashioned traffic signals, in many areas, too.

@TheAS687

7 күн бұрын

@@DetroitMicroSound yeah ok money laundering comes in many forms…such as construction one can assume that the government is receiving kickbacks (quid pro quo’s) to give certain companies annual contractual approvals even though their work is poor. Why utilize millions on an annual basis when you know the work is going to go to shyt by the next year instead of going with the best contractor for the job? I’m sure if the tax payers could vote we would know which company to choose. Money laundering can easily be in the form of a $60k job costing $100k both parties profit the addition $40k and no one bats an eye because it’s the amount approved for the job to be completed.

@WookofWallstreet

7 күн бұрын

@@DetroitMicroSound no they literally did an investigation and found money was going missing.

Why roads suck? Because corupt officials , hire crap contractors. And get major kick backs.

@tropicalpunch8590

4 күн бұрын

this is called bid rigging. its supposed to be illegal but so is everything else the government does. hard to get in trouble when you answer to no one but your self ya know.

@KrustyKlown

4 күн бұрын

high water table in MI ... destroys the roads

@FORDTECH313

4 күн бұрын

It’s stupid they hire these idiot people to do our roads you can literally predict when they will be working on a road again you’ll see them doing construction redo the roads and a few years later they’re doing them again and that’s exactly what’s happening right now where I live

@BrownTrout1238

3 күн бұрын

Not to mention the soil type of most Michigan, along with most of the south being at or near sea level…

@XXPYR0XX

3 күн бұрын

like for real they have discoverd how to make roman concrete why cant we just replace the roads with that. concrete that repairs itself.

Remember that guy who got caught stealing $40m from Detroit? Scale that up to the whole state and it makes sense.

@thedrainjunkie5654

4 күн бұрын

Exactly - where is all that weed tax money going???

@chugginbeers

4 күн бұрын

@thedrainjunkie5654 probably gender studies in nigeria. Its hard to say with democrats so willing to give our wealth away.

@taras_svirgun

Күн бұрын

Greed is the answer.

@newbunny93

Күн бұрын

@@thedrainjunkie5654 Exactly. Record sales and a 10% tax for rec users there is not reason for the roads to be shit.

@100k__mc

22 сағат бұрын

@@newbunny93corruption, almost every state / city has it, they steal public funds

It's called corruption and incompetence

Michigan has been mismanaged for soooooo long. It's embarrassing.

@user-zw9ko2qx5x

9 күн бұрын

Stupid people put up with it day in and day out.

@bbqbeer1883

8 күн бұрын

Might be the democratic ideology

@Nighthawke70

8 күн бұрын

Just wait til they hit the part where they reveal MDOT materials testing labs are revealed they have been gundecking test reports... It's more common nationwide than you think.

@bmorg5190

8 күн бұрын

We have the left to thank for that

@jinoziniosti5633

8 күн бұрын

Its been this way for 25+ years so cant blame the left or the right here. keep trying tho lol

Ohio. Cut and fix section. Michigan. Throw a shovel full of asphalt in the mud puddle.

@iconwithnikeson

8 күн бұрын

And a tamper is just not on the truck at all. Only shovels

@user-db2ut4fo9g

8 күн бұрын

Yep

@muckfoot-4093

5 күн бұрын

Ohio is like Iraq , the dump of USA

@chugginbeers

5 күн бұрын

Yup, thhe differwnce between red and blue states. Drive anywhere in the country and the red states will have nicer roads

@ZaneWhitehead-do5vw

4 күн бұрын

@@chugginbeersMichigan was a red state for 8 years and the roads were still shit. Also the water gave children lead poisoning. Politicians in Michigan are more corrupt in general. Especially since Detroits bankruptcy.

As I truck driver, I can attest to this. MI has some of, if not the worst roads in America, OH some of the best.

@larrys4618

19 сағат бұрын

Ohio was good and so is Florida. Louisiana is right up there with Michigan with the worst roads.

I lived in Ohio in 1980's and the word was that, "What is good for the auto industry is selling more cars, so Michigan roads are designed and not maintained to keep the demand for replacement vehicles high."

@W.J.M.

3 күн бұрын

that's stupid. and probably false.

@rossjohnson1872

3 күн бұрын

@@W.J.M. was just saying what the joke has always been. Truth. Liars see lies everywhere, liar.

@roaddawg3217

3 күн бұрын

Well there's always been a huge auto industry in Ohio too, Toledo Cleveland previously lordstown, theres still steel being produced, so that's a hell of a cop out for us

@rossjohnson1872

3 күн бұрын

@roaddawg3217 The thing is though, major interchanges have needed updated safer traffic flow patterns in Michigan for 50 years. Ohio has gotten a lot of that redone. Truck Drivers know the roads in Michigan and where these designed-to-cause wrecks places are.

@roaddawg3217

2 күн бұрын

@@rossjohnson1872 exactly, which is why that was the worst excuse in the history of excusedom, like I traveled in Canada daily for a time in my trucking career, same climate, or worse, same industries, and their trucks run all kinds of axle configurations and their legal gross is heavier, however they build their roads extra durable to accommodate, nice and smooth 98% of the time!

You pay Federal, State, City, and local taxes for this NOT to be an issue, yet here we are. Where is your money going?

@MeatVessel

8 күн бұрын

Overseas. In their pockets. To illegals. Stuff like that

@beatrixkills1

8 күн бұрын

Don't forget fuel tax and then paying for your license tabs every year. Big Gretch is a liar.

@Tom_Lynx_98626

8 күн бұрын

In the DemonRat's pockets !!!

@jaydubb2636

8 күн бұрын

Something tells me that all of you probably complaining about the insane amount of construction going on and blame Democrats for that too. Damned if they do, damned if they dont. If only you held both parties to the same standards. But i suppose that makes it harder for you to show up at rallies, bellies full of beer body painted red, white and blue! Go Red team!! Goooo politics!!! 🎉 Youre all such rubes!!

@DetroitMicroSound

7 күн бұрын

​@@jaydubb2636This is complete horse dung. They are talking about the Michigan of 10 years ago WHEN REPUBLICANS WERE IN CHARGE.

It’s Money Laundering going on in Michigan. No way some of these roads take 2 years to fix just to fix the other side once it’s done

@TapTapBlipBlip

7 күн бұрын

It's coming through this state.

@PaulSmith-sb7sj

2 күн бұрын

I 75 in Toledo has been under construction for well over 5 years, not to mention the 8+ year project in Dayton.

I frequently travel across the US and Michigan has the worst roads.

@dknowles60

Күн бұрын

yea

@seanwalters1977

Күн бұрын

Yep, RIP my suspension.

Our roads in mid Michigan suck and we see why. Our corrupt government is the reason we tax so much for the scrappiest roads.

Ohio has free state parks, free metro parks and great roads

@user-hs5me4dw4n

9 күн бұрын

Common thieves

@Emmy-J

8 күн бұрын

You also have tolls which Michigan does not

@gisellem927

8 күн бұрын

@@Emmy-Jthe only toll road I know of there is I-80. I was shocked when I moved to Michigan and saw huge, beautiful homes on unpaved roads in metro Detroit. They paved all the country roads in the early 90’s in Ohio so you don’t have to zigzag when going through the country to stay on a paved road.

@DylanLynn177

8 күн бұрын

@@Emmy-Ja single road going east to west that can be totally bypassed… and is cheap if you want to use it…

@peterdangelo5882

7 күн бұрын

@@Emmy-J That is not the reason - watch the report, they only use the toll road money on that one toll road not all the other roads. Ohio has 50K of roads, Michigan 25K - the do more with less. Simple, Michigan is not doing a good job.

Exits closed for repairs, then months later shut down again to fix the repairs.

@nedalien1742

8 күн бұрын

Lol! For real dude. All the exits near me are blocked off for "construction" even though they were allegedly just repaired not even 2 years ago!

@dknowles60

Күн бұрын

yea

Problem? Her name is Gretchen.

@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead

4 күн бұрын

Yea right

@sportsgamer2342

4 күн бұрын

Roads have been crap long before her

@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead

4 күн бұрын

@@sportsgamer2342 exactly ppl wanna push narratives

@OnePride313

4 күн бұрын

Gretchen is a great governor. Much better than Snyder and way better than Tudor Dixon would have been

@kevinmach730

2 күн бұрын

@@OnePride313 But she campaigned on the promise to fix the damn roads? Are they fixed in your opinion? You're of course going to say she's doing that, but will they be fixed 5 -10 years after she's gone? I am not so hopeful. I suspect it was a bullshit campaign promise to do more of the same instead of actually fixing anything,.

Weird how the governor went on a spending spree the past few years and spent all sorts of money on pet projects, except the roads. Enjoy that million dollar Cricket field if you can get there without getting a flat from a pothole. This is what happens when you elect people into office without looking at what their policies/priorities are.

Money laundering, inept state workers, horrifying governor. Never have I driven on freeways with huge potholes.

@Detroittruckdoctor55

8 күн бұрын

The patch crews accomplish zero but steal state money

@davidphillips7321

8 күн бұрын

Inept State Workers - Thanks Affarmitive Action...

@robby2161

8 күн бұрын

**cough New York State cough. Though, Michigan roads DO look absolutely horrifying, lol

@user-up9ou9bt4h

7 күн бұрын

Hay how else is the snow plow going to know when they have clean black top

@blauer2551

6 күн бұрын

State workers aren’t building the roads. Maybe the MDOT inspectors on site should do their job to make sure they are built up to standards.

Ohio actually take their time to fix their roads properly, not rushing through projects.

@BradiKal61

9 күн бұрын

Ohio never stops fixing their roads even after they have been fixed

@oldjarhead386

9 күн бұрын

Here’s how it goes in Michigan. Almost nothing happens except cones and traffic disruption until early November. Then suddenly miles of roads suddenly get coated with lie cost, easy to lay blacktop get done in less than two weeks before the weather goes bad. In less than a year or two those black top roads will start to degrade and you won’t be able to tell anything was ever done. Once in a while they use cheap roll and go. Where they spray a layer of tar and drop a thin layer of gravel over it. Very temporary. Repeat the cycle. Money wasted and politicians get to say they “fixed” the roads.

@darkcash5520

8 күн бұрын

there road weight limits are way lower almost by half!

@rf005

8 күн бұрын

Someone once told me the roads are so bad it’s because of the Unions they need Job security.

@DylanLynn177

8 күн бұрын

@@BradiKal61as someone who lived in Ohio and moved to Michigan recently, this isn’t correct. Ohio actually builds shit decently. The major i75 refresh right across the state line through Toledo has been done for many years and still smooth as silk. Michigan i75 stretch is shut down every other year and still sucks ass lmao.

imagine paying taxes and having those roads you paid for destroy your vehicle 🤡🤡🤡

@RusnakAutoDesign

4 күн бұрын

Tax on your car, that gets taxed each year, taxed when you fill up, then get your car wrecked because they can't do their job with your money.

You get the government you deserve - simple.

Somebody at the road commission is cutting corners so it's money left to steal

@Maybe1Someday

3 күн бұрын

Doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure that out. They say the road is concrete yet you can just look at it and tell it isnt. They must think everyone is blind and stupid.

Sounds like Michigan needs to fire all their DOT directors and start over. If they just adopt all of Ohio's processes and follow exactly what Ohio does they'd have an instant solution. You gotta love stupid politicians who think they're smarter than everybody else. Maybe now Ohio can come and teach the DOT idiots in the southern and south/west states how to build good roads as well.

@4knanapapa

8 күн бұрын

Unfortunetly I've been driving Michigan roads for 57 years, it was a problem from the 60s up till today , doesn't matter who's in charge, Mich is one of few states with a .06 cent sales tax on gas, at $3 or 4 a gallon do the math, .18 to .24 a gallon that's $3.50 to $5.00 on a 20 gallon fill, that money goes into the general fund for pork barrel projects not roads.

@cajun869

8 күн бұрын

Don't forget the 3 wicked witches either. End the insanity.

@TapTapBlipBlip

7 күн бұрын

Oh, I wouldn't do that. Ohio just wastes tax money, on the same goddamn roads, for years. They also don't look at maximizing capacity on the highways; instead, they throw bridges up on already crowded dirt.

Let's not forget 2015 when everybody's registration went up in gas tax for 1.2 billion Road funding package in Michigan and guess what not a damn thing happens Michigan is a crooked place to live

@cujoedaman

8 күн бұрын

I remember when Obama suspended the gas tax and the oil companies jacked the prices up higher... even though they don't get the tax portion. Gotta love stupidity.

@SlanksThomas

Күн бұрын

There was a lot done with it Michigan imported a bunch of new votes and put the rest of money into their inbreeding for a vote Section 8 Housing and Welfare programs

MDOT is a complete joke and is owned by certain big road construction companies. They build them for jobs, not longevity. It needs a complete overhaul.

I commute daily from Detroit to Toledo, the contrast is night and day right at the border. The distinction doesn’t just stop at the roads but the maintenance. During the winter, the freeways are covered in snow, slush and aren’t cleaned properly. As soon as I reach Ohio the snow is properly removed and it’s smooth driving from there. But pretty much from my house until Toledo I’m praying the whole way there.

@richardtrudeau7363

8 күн бұрын

That Slush is Dangerous to Drive in.Rather drive on Snow.

@pbpunisher99

5 күн бұрын

It's the same with Indiana. As soon as you cross the border you notice an immediate difference.

@realrusskij1

4 күн бұрын

But bridge pass Toledo just finished huge construction it's already closed for repairs and another never ending project before Dublin on hwy 33 3 years already and not near finishing. Not everything smooth in Ohio either. I move to Michigan from Chicago in 2015 and want to say it huge improvements bur still lots need to bee done.

@jasonperlin

3 күн бұрын

I couldn’t agree more

I'm surprised that nobody realizes that "Fix the damn roads" is nothing more than an election talking point. I have lived in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin...Michigan roads are the worst, it's not even close. If you put Stevie Wonder in a car and drive him from Ohio to Michigan, he could tell you exactly where the border is. Toll roads do make a difference, but our Democrats would funnel the tolls into some other bridge-to-nowhere project and then try to come up with another reason to raise registration fees or gas taxes.

@hWat-Ever

19 сағат бұрын

Other than propaganda, what the hell does vehicle registration or gas tax have to do with anything?

Our terrible governor ran her campaign on the saying "fix the damn roads" now she wants to be the president of the United States........ do not let that happen !

@KrustyKlown

4 күн бұрын

She is Fixing the roads .. that's the problem causing traffic .. people complain more about traffic than bumpy roads.

@justinburton918

4 күн бұрын

@@KrustyKlown what you just said makes no sense. And she hasn't done anything any previous governor hasn't done for the roads.

@lukeWiz44

4 күн бұрын

@@justinburton918 I agree. Wherever I go, there are orange barrels, but I don’t see shit being done. She needs to part ways with dans contracting

@brandonnonya3680

4 күн бұрын

She put covid patients in nursing homes all while emergency covid shelters sat empty. Yet she still got re "elected"

@KrustyKlown

4 күн бұрын

@@justinburton918 the damn roads are all under construction, lanes closed, detours.. traffic backups .. it's insane. Most people in MI are already driving SUVs and Trucks to deal with the crappy roads, open them up.

The obvious answer is Ohio has a governor and legislature that actually cares about the well being of thier people; we have Dolores Umbridge.

@bixbysnyder-00

4 күн бұрын

Republicans never fixed the roads, and they were the majority power in Michigan for the last 20 years until recently. The problem is corruption, and it's both parties problem.

@kwyatt261

2 күн бұрын

I will say, as bad as Stretchen is, she hasn't run companies and jobs out of the state at the pace Granholm did. That bitch left this state to die and flew off to California to ruin that state

@donsteffes9792

2 күн бұрын

Spent most of last year working in Ohio. Gov Dewine is a fucking idiot

@dknowles60

Күн бұрын

and is not dem run

@bixbysnyder-00

Күн бұрын

@@dknowles60 Republicans in Michigan were the majority for the last 30 years until recently, and they did nothing to fix the roads. Try again.

My brother used to work for the city of Troy. He asked one of the road department guys, about the condition of the roads. He was told, "they build them for a five year lifespan".

Our road taxes at the pump have been raised many times over the years, all with the promise of repairing the roads. Of course all it has gone to is special interest projects. Never the roads. Just a way for politicians to get more money out of tax payers.

@donaldcreg5110

8 күн бұрын

Like the 70 dollar a month service charge on Flint's water bill January 1st it gets put in the general fund.

Good thing we have high registration fees, gas taxes, insurance to have great roads………

In Europe they drive on the left, in Michigan we drive on what’s left!

SOME REAL NEWS

@user-zw9ko2qx5x

9 күн бұрын

About time. This affects us all

They're working on the roads, but they're not fixing them. Get the FBI involved, follow the money.

@nedalien1742

8 күн бұрын

FBI is in on it too.

@bluefrog8670

8 күн бұрын

The FBI only exists to fight against the American people.

@paule4696

7 күн бұрын

The FBI would probably help those bureaucrats that are stealing our money.

The brand new section of 75 that they just laid is already cracked and blown out in Monroe. It’s bs already

@roaddawg3217

3 күн бұрын

Bro, again!??? I'm 52 yrs old and that stretch of road has never been right, wtf??

@dknowles60

Күн бұрын

yea and the paul henry in grand Rapids did not even make 16 years

Maybe, you should start finding out where your politicians are embezzling all the money.

So we pay more and get less. We already knew that. Thanks!

i thought whitmer was gonna fix all the roads? what happened to the money?

@BradiKal61

9 күн бұрын

There has been a ton of work going on for years but you seem to need to make a political statement despite reality .

@josephsmith4325

9 күн бұрын

@@BradiKal61 and yet our roads still suck

@4knanapapa

9 күн бұрын

Campaign promise she no intention of filling.

@ericsneary5430

9 күн бұрын

@@4knanapapa LOL

@coldspring624

9 күн бұрын

I say give her a shovel and let her sling black top and stay out of politics

Michigan has the highest truck weight limits in North America, that can be utilized on a regular basis, with a limit of 164,000 lb gross weight limit, and truck trailer combinations limited to 11 axles.

For a 10 minute local news segment, this is good journalism. Lots of facts, no filler and it’s important to the local audience. Nice job. 👍🏻

Ohio, uses new materials, not seconds, they also reinforce the concrete like it's supposed to be done. The ash Ohio use is a foot thick not a 1/4 inch.

@1001Hobbies

4 күн бұрын

What ash is that?

We have said this for year. Michigan and mdot just dont change things.

As a former Indiana resident we had that joke for years. Going to MI huh? Hope I don’t loose a filling.

@larrys4618

19 сағат бұрын

Indiana roads aren't much better. I lived in Northwest Indiana and I've been to both States nearby often. Illinois roads were a little bit better and Michigan roads were worse.

One of the things I immediately noticed when I moved out of Michigan was the quality of the roads in Utah. When I lived in Michigan my car was constantly in the shop for tires and alignments. I’ve saved a lot of money on my car insurance and car repairs since leaving the Mitten.

No surprises there regarding taxation in Michigan. “The lottery money will be for schools”, “The gas taxes will be for roads”. It’s eye opening that our governor wasn’t available for an interview. I hope that in the second segment you asked, or learned how long does Ohio roads last vs Michigan roads.

@BradiKal61

9 күн бұрын

Its been decades since the Michigan Legislators voted to put the Lottery in the genneral funds but blame Whitmer for that if AM radio tells you to think that way 😅

@GeraldThomasphotojunkie

9 күн бұрын

@@BradiKal61 I’m not blaming anyone but the state itself! When these things are passed they state one thing, and do entirely another thing with the money and then the finger pointing starts.

@CJPostal

6 күн бұрын

@@BradiKal61it’s definitely been both parties and unfortunately the same thing for 30+ years. I don’t think the OP was picking sides but more so blaming the whole.

The University of Michigan had a group design a tough type of asphalt formula and GAVE IT to the Road Commission. They paved some overpasses with it, but didn't say which ones and that's the last heard of that. I believe it used old tires too, to help get rid of them... There's a lot of money in road repair. Plenty enough to go 'round to every official who can keep the sad state going. Everyone with oversight powers must be on the payroll.

Bro Iraq has better roads than Michigan

The roads werent being fixed because of greed and pocket stuffing. Now, the pocket stuffing is still happening, but the roads are shut down.

@ANTAGONIST1776

9 күн бұрын

Because of greed and pocket stuffing.

Follow the money.

michigan manages half as much miles of roadway and yet gets more in gas taxes and yet never fixes the roads properly because of the corruption with awarding the contracts and kickbacks

@mitchherber3120

5 күн бұрын

That's what happens when you vote democrat

Roads around the Michigan capitol downtown Lansing are a joke and tell you all you need to know about the governments priorities.

@user-zw9ko2qx5x

7 күн бұрын

It's amazing that as a state representative at the time. Gretchen never really did much to address that in her backyard.

Take a look as to who’s running the state. They are all talk and no action!

@ericsneary5430

9 күн бұрын

LOL

@ajaxbac

8 күн бұрын

It's not just this administration, the roads go back decades. Get your facts right.

@andrewcrawford4635

8 күн бұрын

@@ajaxbacExactly. They shown Republican and Democrat governors saying that they will get the roads fixed at the beginning. I guess he didn’t play close enough attention.

@jasonbourne1596

8 күн бұрын

​@@andrewcrawford4635 We all know Michigan is run by liberals.

@dwsheffer

7 күн бұрын

Yep, under BOTH Republican and Democratic years!!

Get rid of Michigan governor.

@whattheysayaboutme425

8 күн бұрын

Did you not see that ALL of the governors said the same thing

@trobbins88

8 күн бұрын

need to start with getting rid of the legislature...having a fully DEM-controlled government is killing this state.

@richardtrudeau7363

8 күн бұрын

Shitmer

@johnmulder4121

8 күн бұрын

@@richardtrudeau7363 right on.

@stoney2732

8 күн бұрын

​@trobbins88 It's only been Dem controlled for a few months at this time. It's been republican controlled for the last 40 years.

Dear Michigan, there are materials other than concrete to build roads from. Sincerely, the state of Ohio.

WOW!! You can click on all the thumbs up. You guys have nailed it and it is throughout this corrupt America.

As an old construction worker who worked with a lot of Mdot inspectors I can personally say that they did Not do their job. Pumpkin truck drivers were doing everything they could to let us get away with as much as possible. They didn't care how it was built, they only cared about how fast it was built.

@MrLurch133

5 күн бұрын

If they actually worked on it instead of spending months staring at it

@kevinwells7156

3 күн бұрын

It’s all specs and engineering. Road construction companies are HUGE political donors. And the politicians repay the favor by allowing them to build an inferior product. Thereby ensuring that they are always busy working on a hugely profitable public project. Throw a clause in the contract about a minimum guaranteed lifespan and see what happens.

Yup! I'm a truck driver, and can vouch michigan by far is the worst. I've been to every state in the upper 48. It's not even close. I do see a lot of overweight trucks on michigan roads, too.

@philsonnenberg6092

8 күн бұрын

Also a truck driver. Illinois is much worse than Michigan. Ohio has toll roads which adds money to the budget. Also the US23/I75/I475 though Toledo has been under construction for at least 10yrs STRAIGHT. Its never full open. Sure the surface is better but its never finished.

@matty1053

4 күн бұрын

@@philsonnenberg6092 The one toll road does not fund anything else. It is a separate entity.

How many times has I-275 been completely rebuilt in my lifetime? I was born in 84. I've counted three, including this current rebuild. That is unacceptable. A road should last at least 100 years. Anything less is lazy incompetence.

@98f5

7 күн бұрын

475 in toledo has been rebuilt at least 4 times in my memory but 75 has been under construction basically everytime I drove it for 30 years.

@user-yv4mm6bx3c

7 күн бұрын

@@98f5 I think there was one Christmas day where I-75 wasn't under construction. Back before it was built. LoL

@viktorakhmedov3442

4 күн бұрын

Opened in 1976 using a new type of pavement design (continuous reinforced concrete) that didn't have joints and instead had continuous reinforcing steel to hold it together. They were investigating failures by 1978. They kept it passable for another 20 years until they finally rebuilt it in 1999/2000 which was with an experimental texturing that caused a lot of noise. In 2001 the texture was ground off at a cost of several million dollars and by 2005, joints started failing and the problem got progressively worse. This time it was "ASR" or "concrete cancer" that resulted from an interaction between deicing salts and the aggregate in the concrete. It was a phenomenon that was known about but not really widespread in 1999 until several years later when a huge number of these projects from 1997-2003 failed (including the original 2001 runway at Detroit Metro's McNamara Terminal to a cost of $300M). So in 2016, it was rebuilt again (although the original shoulders sit beneath the new ones). Nothing experimental this time. Hopefully it holds up. But the typical design life for concrete pavements in Michigan is 35 years. Some can go much longer with proper maintenance. 100 years is a stretch. It would be functionally obsolete by that time. Although I did just replace a 100 year old concrete pavement (part of the original 1923 US-127) but the lanes were only 10 feet wide and it rode very rough.

@user-yv4mm6bx3c

4 күн бұрын

@@viktorakhmedov3442 I appreciate the background info.

@viktorakhmedov3442

4 күн бұрын

@@user-yv4mm6bx3c Nope, my grandpa said even back then they had surveyors going back to the 1930s that always closed lanes and screwed with traffic while they were designing it.

I saw a County Road worker throw Hot Patch into a water filled Pothole.

@user-zw9ko2qx5x

8 күн бұрын

Stupid. This is the best you can do Michigan?

Excellent reporting! My father was in the road construction work, was an equipment operator, and he helped build the original I94. He is passed now, but, long ago we didnt have pot hole problems, the roads were strong and held up. His claim for the more modern road quality issues were, the pavement recipe was purposely changed, made weaker, so it would require more frequent repairs and work...which equated to more jobs to repair or replace. So, if they build them correctly, they would hold better. And some say we run too heavy now, i dont believe that. We've always run heavy in Michigan, its just now you see more axles than back then, and thats a good thing because it disperses the weight easier & more evenly onto the road.

My brother in law told me the inspectors get paid off to half inspect the roads. Not to mention I never see the workers actually doing anything.

@ANTAGONIST1776

9 күн бұрын

Don't we all think it's like magic fairies doing all the work when we go to sleep😂

Steve baydoun thats my dad!!!! Love you pops!! Been keeping Detroit moving since you've been 18 years old.. love you man

And Ohio Roads are TERRIBLE! CB

The Unions have all the control. Over everything, they have every incentive. To patch and keep repairing the same road every 5 years. The most u can get is asphalt resurfacing. Then after 5 years it looks the same again.

@BradiKal61

9 күн бұрын

No they dont have control. Turn of your AM radio

@user-hs5me4dw4n

9 күн бұрын

​@@BradiKal61lol

@ANTAGONIST1776

9 күн бұрын

​@@BradiKal61stop fighting the truth

@rhnstjegilrhkscvn1djhrj969

8 күн бұрын

don't be fooled, the politicians still call the shots

@moeal5469

8 күн бұрын

@@BradiKal61 There are 1,739 labor unions in Michigan. Combined, these Michiganian unions employ 11,080 people, earn more than $825 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion. Uaw - International Union Uaw, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Div of Ibt, Michigan Education Association, International Union UAW Local 598, and UAW Local 600.United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners - Michigan Regional Council, International Union of Operating Engineers' Local 324, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No 58 earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Michigan unions.

I drove a truck from Dayton Ohio to Dearborn and I hated when I got into Michigan. It’s awful and makes me appreciate Ohio roads even more

Michigan governor has to step up

@dwsheffer

7 күн бұрын

Why, the last 5 or so didn't either....

@JBrown1009_1

5 күн бұрын

​​@@dwsheffer I agree. If multiple governors have claimed they wanted to "fix the roads" but failed to do so, it comes down to the MDOT (which sounds like they don't care but want to get payed.)

@mitchherber3120

5 күн бұрын

No I'd rather see her step DOWN 😁

@markdouglas1601

2 сағат бұрын

@@dwshefferwhy would this mean the governor doesn’t need to step up? Doesn’t this mean the opposite?

10 minutes and they gloss over one of the most important factors. Maximum allowed weight in Ohio 80,000 lbs. Maximum allowed weight in Michigan 160,000 lbs

@rhnstjegilrhkscvn1djhrj969

8 күн бұрын

funny I don't see trucks at the border and turning around so as not to take their heavy loads into Ohio

@moeal5469

8 күн бұрын

@@bluesman311 Federal law controls maximum gross vehicle weights and axle loads on the Interstate System. Federal limits are 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, 20,000 pounds on a single axle, and 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle group. 160k load is illegal in every single state including Michigan.

@darkcash5520

8 күн бұрын

the truth is hard to report these days!

@darkcash5520

8 күн бұрын

@@moeal5469 Michigan has the highest truck weight limits in North America, that can be utilized on a regular basis, with a limit of 164,000 lb gross weight limit, and truck trailer combinations limited to 11 axles. if its within the state it is legal just cant cross state lines, cause that would be multi-state and that's a federal thing at that time.

@jasonbourne1596

8 күн бұрын

​@@darkcash5520Like prove it

Same here in Washington State. Our gas tax use to go to the roads exclusively, now it goes to the general fund. We now have the highest gas tax and piss poor roads.

Stevie B. at Warholak tire shop is the absolute best! They do a great job, honest and fair pricing. Always happy with my service there. 5-stars 🌟 😎

I was born and raised in Michigan it's always been a problem for over 50 years

"Navigating a gravely, bombed minefield." Music to my ears. 👍🏻

Ohio has a Republican governor. Michigan has a Democratic governor.

@toddportice4997

9 күн бұрын

That means nothing. We have had Republicans in the past, and they don't even touch the roads. The current one is at least doing more road projects than any other governor.

@Ellis1127

9 күн бұрын

I wonder why no one from Michigan would go on camera? Probably all DEI hires that are not road engineers! 😮😮😮😮

@TheVainakhTribes

8 күн бұрын

Imagine being so delusional that you still believe in the two-party farce.

@PANIC_aka_PinD

8 күн бұрын

Very true.

@andrewcrawford4635

8 күн бұрын

Oh. So I guess we’ve only had Democrat governors for 60 years and never Republican governors, or the Republican governors were really Democrats but lied and claim to be Republican. 😆

Being from Michigan I would like Michigan first, however, facts are facts: The first paved road in the USA was the Cumberland Road in in Cumberland, Maryland and the first concrete road was Court Avenue in Bellefontaine, Ohio paved in 1893. Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan was paved with concrete in 1909.

Some of the best news coverage ive seen in a long time. Keep up the great work everyone and thank you.

Another thing that would help when the people patching the roads would care about what they are doing by not just tossing a heap of cold patch in the whole so the plows take it back out on the first snow

I was born and raised in Michigan, I left Michigan due to the roads and the corrupt state government. I now live in the Great state of Texas.

@philsonnenberg6092

8 күн бұрын

we dont miss you

@user-db2ut4fo9g

8 күн бұрын

Hope you enjoy it ,you ain't missing shit here ,leave as fast as you can ,hope one day I can ,and won't look back

@dknowles60

Күн бұрын

i did the same thing

@seanwalters1977

Күн бұрын

@@philsonnenberg6092 You vote to destroy the very state you live in.

Drove a big truck out of Chicago from 1996 to 2006. My dispacher kept sending me to Michigan. Told her i had to be back to Chicago in time to home so I could go to my Chiropractor on Saturday because Michigan road are bad. Started sending me to Iowa instead.😢

"we filled it up with 2 1/2 foot of compacted stone....they don't do it right"....truer words were never spoken....see my previous post...

Facts! You can feel once you leave OH & enter MI.

Finally, starting to understand that Michigan sucks.....

@user-zw9ko2qx5x

9 күн бұрын

How long did it take you to figure that out?

@mitchherber3120

5 күн бұрын

Michigan would be great if it were Red again.

@sportsgamer2342

4 күн бұрын

@@mitchherber3120nothing changed under Snyder, the roads still sucked

@seanwalters1977

Күн бұрын

@@sportsgamer2342 So what's the excuse with Gretch upping our gas taxes and vehicle and plate fees? Where's the money going?

- Michigan and Ohio have a similar amount of paved roads (in miles). We are also taxed about the same (per capita) as Ohio. Michigan has a population and 10M people, Ohio has a population of 12M. We spend less per paved mile than Ohio. - We allow very heavy trucks. While it is less per axle (up to 18,000), it is still 11 axles with up to a total of 164,000lbs jack hammering over a section of road. The industry will tell you it is all good, but no states are even close to our limits. - Years of neglect.

I live in Northern Ontario. Everytime I go somewhere in Michigan, I'm surprised how much better the roads are than where I live

Can’t wait to see part 2, maybe more funding should go to MDOT instead of Health and Human Services. Michigan has mounds of revenue coming in and the roads are lacking. 😮😮😮😮😮

Where's Gretchen when Taryn requested an interview since April..???..crickets..

@user-zw9ko2qx5x

9 күн бұрын

Gretchen too busy filling her mouth with those chocolate flavored eggplants.

@Account-kx5vr

4 күн бұрын

Whitmer is awful.

Stop using concrete and stop allowing the 160 thousand weight limit. No matter how many axles they have. Only state that allows this.

Straight to the politicians pocket.

What about the semi weight limits? Michigan has the highest weight limit. Also triple trailers that are allowed in Ohio but not michigan distributes the load better.

Corruption, and not having any weight stations open for the semi trucks. Every other state has these open at some point.

I moved to Michigan in '92. From way back then, I can remember someone telling me that " they do just enough to keep them working steady". 32 years later ,& that statement appears to be more truth than conspiracy. How else can you explain " Summer construction season" every ....damn....year???

Don’t believe the lies! They charge 55 billion a year in fuel taxes via every gallon of Gasoline & diesel! ( as well as Registration a semi registration is $2200 a year) That money is supposed to build & maintenance the roads! Instead you have most of that money paying government officials 6 & 7 figures a year salaries, paying the road workers a fraction of that and funneling juicy road contracts to their friends & families whom donate to their campaigns!

Stop allowing 80 ton vs 40 ton trucks and stop salting the roads . Problem solved .

@seanwalters1977

Күн бұрын

Or stop hiring your buddies to do half-assed jobs and keeping the change.

Because they award the job to the minimum bidder and use lowest acceptable specs for the jobs

@seanwalters1977

Күн бұрын

And then pocket the rest of the money that wasn't used in the budgeted allotment.

@bdass68ss

Күн бұрын

@@seanwalters1977 exactly right

Bc they don't have Whitmer

It's all about the last Lane. They put more money into the roads and do it right. it takes away from the governor's pocket.

Reaching out to Gretchen why she to worried about bringing in more illegal immi grants into that state and sending a 100 yr old ford plant down south

@ericsneary5430

9 күн бұрын

LOL

I only drive up into Michigan from Ohio, to visit my Daughter, who lives up in the Commerce TWP area. Yes, it's not only like navigating a bombed out airfield runway, it's also like driving in a NASCAR Demolition Derby ! My hats off to both the ODOT, for keeping the Ohio Highways in great shape , and the OSHP for keeping the Moronic Drivers in check also ! Michiganders have to admit, that once they cruise over the State Lines from Michigan into Ohio, the Cops down here don't play the same game. Love Michigan for all of the great places to Vacation , the Lakes, the Beautiful Scenery ( Especially the Northern Half & UP ) and all that goes along with these things. Fix your Highways the Right Way & Complete the Experience for all of us . Yes, I am originally from the Great State of Michigan, Sterling Heights / Utica Area. Have a Great Day !

I live one street away from an Ohio state route by Cincinnati. It has been well maintained for decades - more than I expect. The county roads are well maintained too. Going into the city of Cincinnati is a completely different story. Mismanagement is rampant in city budgets.

Its not only ohio. I have been in 6 different states. Lived in northern virginia, dmv area for around 4 years. Just about any state has better roads than michigan

@user-fl7mm3kk4p

7 күн бұрын

Are you sure about that? cuz apparently the state of Rhode Island has the worst roads

@matty1053

4 күн бұрын

I moved to texas from michigan over 2 years ago... Crazy most of the roads down here are the original roads and they are fine. And if a pothole happens? They cut the area and fix it within a few days. US 377 right near my house was built in 1950. And the road is still in great shape. Needs another 2 lanes to help accommodate the growth but not one pothole.

I use to work in Pennsylvania and spent a few winters there and noticed they have very nice roads in their state. I didn’t have to do much research to notice they use sand with straw over it during the winter months rather than salt. In which salt will not only eat up your paint job but cause rust. It does tend to play a part on causing the roads to crack and break up the concrete also. That’s a good place to start at to make these roads last longer. Yeah it might cost more to do it that way but you’re not paying the road crews repeatedly to come back and do a poor patch job.

@mayavenuemisfit814

2 күн бұрын

I live in Pennsylvania, and our roads are only slightly better than Michigan's and worse than Ohio's. The closer to Philly you are, that's where the roads are okay. Everywhere else, they're terrible. I can't tell you how many tires and ball joints I've replaced, or how much fun it was to replace my exhaust due to the stuff they use on the roads in the winter rotting it out. Of course, my theory is that due to our mandatory yearly vehicle inspections, it creates extra revenue for both the state as well as for dishonest mechanics who nitpick and find every little thing to fail you for at inspection time. And, as you may have guessed, Pennsylvania gets their inspection money whether you pass or fail. It's all a racket.

Strechin' gretchen strikes again! 🎉 Dumb-o-crates suck!

@detroitshadowlands

9 күн бұрын

The roads were garbage under Engler and Snyder too

@BradiKal61

9 күн бұрын

Yeah, pretend Democrats wrecked the roads which were bad through six previous governors. Maybe you should send more money to billionaire Trump so he can fix your life

@frankmojica456

9 күн бұрын

@@detroitshadowlandsbut neither of them campaigned on “fix the damn roads”!

@stoney2732

8 күн бұрын

​@@frankmojica456yes they did. Hell they even played a clip in this video.

@mitchherber3120

5 күн бұрын

Where's the dope tax going? That's what got her in for her 2nd term.. and Snyder was a wannabe Republican. We need a real turnaround.