Michigan Area Roads Have Gone To Potholes

Potholes are back. Michigan's freeze-thaw cycle causes water to seep under pavement, freeze (expanding the ground), and then thaw (leaving a gap), causing pavement to crack and break. 

MDOT using Executive Directives to prioritize repairs on state trunklines (I, US, M roads), deploying crews with overtime/contractors, and using cold patch for quick fixes, while also funding local roads and focusing on long-term Rebuilding Michigan projects to prevent future issues, with residents encouraged to report problems via apps like Detroit Delivers for local roads or MDOT's website for state roads. 

Michigan has implemented a new 24% wholesale excise tax on recreational marijuana.

To fund road and bridge repairs, which went into effect on January 1, 2026.

This tax is expected to generate approximately $420 million annually for the newly established Neighborhood Road Fund. 

A 24% excise tax is now levied on the wholesale price of adult-use marijuana products when they are first sold or transferred to a retail licensee.

Purpose: The revenue is a central part of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's "Fix the Damn Roads" initiative and the state's plan to direct more money to local road and bridge projects.

Additional to Existing Taxes: This new wholesale tax is in addition to the existing taxes on retail marijuana sales:

$420 million for the roads? Someone please write this down to go back and look where the money went to in the future.

To report a pothole, use your local city/county app (like Detroit Delivers, or RCOC for Oakland County).

call 311 (in some cities), or use the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) website for state roads (I-75, US-2, M-21, etc.),