More than 50 business owners signed a letter to the city asking it to make repaving Michigan Avenue a top priority.  (read the latest here at WILX-TV 10)

The Lansing Mayor's office released a statement saying, if the Lansing regional Chamber of Commerce had taken the time to ask the city about our plans, they would already know that fixing Michigan Avenue from Sparrow Hospital to U.S. 127 is scheduled for next month.

Although a complete redesign and rebuild of Michigan Avenue to accommodate CATA's Bus Rapid Transit project is likely to happen in the near future, fixing the worst section of Michigan Avenue cannot wait any longer.  That's why Mayor Bernaro made the decision to move forward with repairs to Michigan Avenue several months ago.

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