New study from Snyder-appointed commission suggests state needs better inventory management, planning
LANSING — Michigan needs to come up with nearly $4 billion more per year if the state is to close a gap in spending on its infrastructure needs, according to a report released Monday by a commission formed to study the issue.
The 21st Century Infrastructure Commission, appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder, found that the state would need to spend in excess of $60 billion more over 20 years just to fix existing infrastructure systems. (That would come to about $3 billion per year; the report did not indicate how much more than $60 billion would be required over the next two decades. A spokesman for Snyder said the annual $4 billion investment figure could fluctuate.)
December 05, 2016 8:00 a.m.