Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive to speed up pothole repairs in Michigan.
According to a release by the governor's office on Wednesday,
Executive Directive 2022-2{PDF} directs the Michigan Department of Transportation {MDOT} to speed up pothole repairs on state trunkline highways, using "all available resources" — including overtime for roads workers....
The Executive Directive directs MDOT to do the following:
- Use all available resources to expedite repair of road surfaces, including overtime pay and contracted services where appropriate.
- Assess conditions on state trunkline highways to identify and prioritize areas for repair.
- Ensure that the public can easily communicate the location of potholes or other issues with road surfaces on state trunkline highways and assess and respond to these reports.
- Ensure timely disbursements of Michigan Transportation Fund dollars to local road agencies to ensure that local authorities have the resources they need to repair potholes and other road surface deterioration. {Funding to fix local, non-state roads are appropriated by the Michigan Legislature}.
- Continue broader road improvement projects, including those that are part of the Rebuilding Michigan Plan, to prevent potholes and other road surface issues from developing in the first place.