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    Snow Plows Need Room to Groom

    A steady decrease in road funding and an increase in costs have forced state and local agencies to alter their winter maintenance plans and change plowing priorities. However, one important fact has not changed: road crews must have ample room in order to safely clear the many miles of roadway of snow and ice.


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    A steady decrease in road funding and an increase in costs have forced state and local agencies to alter their winter maintenance plans and change plowing priorities. However, one important fact has not changed: road crews must have ample room in order to safely clear the many miles of roadway of snow and ice.
    Click here to download the media release

    Click here for more tips for winter driving




    Click here to download a copy of Michigan's County Road Commissions: Driving Our Economy Forward




    Road funding has fallen short of maintenance needs for too long.

    Call, write or e-mail your State legislators and tell them that you want Michigan's roads fully funded. Click here to link to the Drive Michigan Campaign.




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