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President Joe Biden today announced plans for more than $8 billion in funding for rail projects across the country. 
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: New federal grants for rail projects to expand Amtrak service in Detroit

Jerome Vaughn December 8, 2023

Detroit will see some of its Amtrak train service expand in the years ahead, as President Joe Biden announced plans...

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A view of the construction of the Chrysler Freeway at the Lodge Highway, near Puritan. 1960-1969.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • News
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  • Reckoning 375

Reckoning 375: What is Detroit’s role in the state’s highway removal project?

Detroit Today December 1, 2023

In this week's episode of Detroit Today's mini series, Reckoning 375, we take a deeper look at the restorative efforts...

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Pete Buttigieg and Gretchen Whitmer
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US, Canada building international EV charging corridor

Alex McLenon May 16, 2023

The U.S. and Canada are working together to make a joint electric vehicle charging network. At a recent announcement, officials...

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A deep pothole in Detroit.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Michigan is still in search of long-term road funding

Detroit Today May 9, 2023

Michiganders often complain about the pavement on area roads — and not for no reason. Civil engineers recently gave the...

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Gretchen Whitmer
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Whitmer declares state of emergency in several counties after GLWA water main break

Dorothy Hernandez August 14, 2022

Update 10:42 a.m. Monday: The boil water advisory has been lifted for Chesterfield Township, Lenox Township, Mayfield Township, Macomb Township...

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Roads Infrastructure
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Detroit Evening Report, March 30, 2022: Whitmer signs $4.7 billion infrastructure plan

Tia Graham March 30, 2022

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Gov. Gretchen...

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Michigan Legislature adopts budget bill with billions for clean water, infrastructure

admin March 24, 2022

  A $4.8 billion budget bill that includes spending on water cleanup, infrastructure and expanded broadband internet is on its...

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I-94 Modernization Drainage Alternatives
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report, March 17, 2022: Proposed drainage tunnel would stream stormwater runoff from I-94

Nargis Rahman March 17, 2022

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The Drainage...

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electric charging station
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  • News

Consumers Energy to install 200 new public EV chargers in Michigan by the end of 2023

admin February 23, 2022

Michigan’s electric vehicle infrastructure is getting an update. The Jackson-based utility Consumers Energy says it will install 200 public electric...

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Whitmer’s budget turns heads in election year

Jake Neher, Cheyna Roth February 14, 2022

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to significantly boost state spending and approve some targeted tax cuts. That’s amid...

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Gary Brown stands next to a presentation against a white wall
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City of Detroit launches program to help homeowners with flooding repairs

Eli Newman February 8, 2022

Detroit is hiring plumbers to help flood-prone neighborhoods in the city. Homeowners and landlords in eligible properties that regularly flood...

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Roads Infrastructure
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Jobs & the Economy

How Michigan agencies are addressing inequalities in infrastructure projects

Sam Corey January 31, 2022

The history of infrastructure projects in the first half of the 20th century is often quite dark. Some of them...

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