In 2008 Regional Policy Conference attendees voted to set a business agenda for the region. The outcome included a directive to “Update Funding Mechanisms for Transportation Infrastructure” as a critical measure for turning our economy around.

With this past winter being one of the worst in recent history for potholes, and the Farmers’ Almanac saying 2010 is not looking any better, we need long-term investment now to prevent our roads from turning to gravel.  

Unfortunately, the need to improve our roads is apparent to every citizen and visitor to this state. The RPC recognizes that the efficiency and quality of our state’s transportation-infrastructure systems are critical to the health of Michigan’s economic development, tourism, and interstate and intrastate commerce.