LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The department that funds fixing the roads in Michigan has reached record levels of funding the past four years and the roads have improved somewhat, according to state data.
Overall funding for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has increased from $4.5 billion in 2017-18 to more than $6 billion a year the last four years, reaching $6.8 billion in 2024-25.
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At the same time, road conditions as measured by the Transportation Asset Management Council have shown some improvement in the quality of federally-supported state roads.
In 2019, 38.6% of federally-supported state roads were rated poor and 21.4% were rated as good. In 2023, 32.7% were rated poor and 26.4% were rated good by the Transportation Asset Management Council.
The ratings cover 86,998 lane miles that are evaluated.
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