Historic flooding takes a toll on roads and bridges across Michigan

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of historic flooding on Michigan's roads and bridges, featuring insights from Bill Wahl of the Michigan Department of Transportation.

As rains continue and in some areas of Michigan, rivers and tributaries continue to rise, crews from across state government and local agencies are working to protect and monitor the condition of dams, roads and bridges. Bill Wahl, associate region engineer for the Michigan Department’ of Transportation's North Region, is keeping a close eye on the damage to roads and bridges across all of the norther lower peninsula. He spoke on the podcast the afternoon of Thursday, April 16, about all that...

People in this episode

Guest: Bill Wahl

Topics covered

• historic flooding
• road damage
• bridge safety
• state government response
• infrastructure monitoring

Keywords

• flooding
• roads
• bridges
• Michigan
• infrastructure
• state government
• monitoring
• dam safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan Department of Transportation

Places: Michigan, northern lower peninsula

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