MARQUETTE - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has kicked off the beginning of road construction season for 2026. As part of the bipartisan long-term road funding plan that the governor signed into law last year, the state is investing an additional $2 billion in Michigan’s state and local roads. By the end of this construction season, the administration will have fixed 26,500 lane miles of road and almost 2,000 bridges since the governor took office. 

“With the start of construction season, we will fix more of the damn roads in communities across Michigan,” said Whitmer. “I ran on fixing the damn roads, and I am proud to keep my promise and get it done with this year’s balanced, bipartisan budget. We’re making a historic nearly $2 billion investment to fix state and local roads, create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs, and lower costs for drivers across Michigan. We have a lot of work to do, so let’s move some dirt and fix those damn roads!” 

Since 2019, the governor and legislature have worked together to deliver seven balanced, bipartisan budgets that invest more than $31 billion to fix Michigan’s roads and bridges. Today’s M-14 project is funded through the Rebuilding Michigan Plan, introduced by the governor in 2020 to fix 122 major road projects. 

The long-term road funding package protects funding for schools and other essential services while ensuring resources are available to fund roads, transportation and infrastructure.