Join the Citizens Research Council of Michigan for Conversation and Lunch to discuss the missing piece in the efforts to fix the roads.
You are invited to join us for lunch and hear a unique research presentation examining Michigan’s Road Program. The current legislative conversations are focused on where to find more money to fix the roads. A strong argument can be made that without fixing how available funds are distributed amongst road agencies and prioritized, new funding will be used as inefficiently as the current funding.
Over lunch, Infrastructure Research Council analyst Eric Paul Dennis will present findings in his recent report, A Data-Driven Assessment of Michigan’s Road Program. His presentation will highlight the following points:
- Michigan ranks 30th among all 50 states in road funding levels by an assessment of data from 2012 to 2021 and 40th in road system conditions using the latest available data.
- Michigan’s road program performance – the efficacy in utilizing given funding levels to maintain the public road network – is found to have declined between 2004 and 2024.
- Policy discussions regarding road funding should include an evaluation of options to improve Michigan’s road program performance. Primary among policy implications are recommendations to review the efficacy of Michigan’s approach to pavement management and to prioritize the repeal and replacement of Public Act 51 of 1951, Michigan’s road funding distribution law.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY Tuesday, April 22nd.
Event Details: Lunch & Learn Presentation: A Data-Driven Assessment of Michigan’s Road Program
Date: Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Varnum Law Office Varnum LLP 333 Bridge ST NW, STE 1700, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Parking: Please plan to park in the attached parking ramp and Varnum can provide parking vouchers.
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