On this week’s edition of Talking Michigan Transportation, a conversation with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about her Rebuilding Michigan plan, announced in her State of the State address Wednesday.

http://michigan.gov/RebuildingMI

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_91277---,00.html

The State Transportation Commission (STC) voted Thursday to authorize $3.5 billion in State Trunkline Fund bonds to rebuild some key roads and bridges on the state’s most heavily traveled corridors. View the STC discussion and vote.

https://livestream.com/MDOT/JANUARY2020STCMEETING

Gov. Whitmer explains her decision to employ the bonding tool, used several times by the past several governors, after the Legislature did not act on her far-reaching 2019 proposal to invest in roads at all levels. This analysis from the House Fiscal Agency explains the process and offers details on previous MDOT bond sales.

https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9620_91685---,00.html

http://www.house.mi.gov/hfa/PDF/Alpha/Fiscal_Brief_State_Transportation_Bonds_Feb19.pdf

And will transportation funding be mentioned when she delivers the Democratic response to the State of the Union address next week?

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/24/gretchen-whitmer-democratic-response-state-of-the-union-103526