LANSING -- It's an all-too familiar sight in Michigan.

Crumbling bridges and roads.

"We have 120,000 miles of roads in Michigan; 35 percent of them are currently rated in poor condition," said Mike Nystrom, head of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. "We have over 1,000 bridges rated as structurally deficient."

Nystrom adds there's finally a consensus among lawmakers that more money is needed. That has the attention of Gov. Snyder, who on Wednesday in his State of the State address called for $1.4 billion in new infrastructure funding.

Next week, the state House will introduce a 13-bill package to move in that direction.

Among other things, the bills would:

-Raise registration fees by about $50, though the fee could be higher and lower based on the value of your vehicle. That's intended to allay concerns that Snyder's original proposal of raising everyone's fee by $120 would constitute a regressive tax.

-Eliminate the current 19 cents per gallon gas tax and implement a tax on the wholesale price of gas, instead. That would protect transportation funds from fluctuations in drivers' habits and the retail price of gas.

"If we do nothing, in five years, we will be a in a situation in which over 65 percent of our roads are rated in poor condition," Nystrom said, noting the above changes would raise about $1.1 billion in new revenue for the state's transportation fund.

Closing loopholes and redirecting some of the state's sales tax revenue to that fund would raise an additional $300 million.

Local road commissioners are on board with the plan.

"We have seen about a 15 percent decrease in our state gas tax and vehicle registration fee revenue, while costs for most of our critical materials and fuel have doubled," said Bill Conklin, head of the Ingham County Road Commission.

And with roads deteriorating and more snow on the way Friday and Saturday, cities and counties are hoping for every extra dollar they can get.