Michigan needs $59B more for infrastructure to fulfill new 20-year improvement vision

Michigan became the first state in the U.S. to develop a full list of infrastructure recommendations when Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled that report. More than 100 recommendations across four areas - water, transportation, energy and communications - resulted from months of work by the 21st Century Infrastructure Commission. "This is not an answer by itself, but a road map," Snyder told a crowd gathered at Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, in addition to viewers at satellite locations in the state. The needs across the sectors ranged from improving water safety by replacing aging systems; investing in roads, bridges,rail and future mobility; eliminating power outages; and making Michigan a top-five state for broadband internet.