The poor condition of Michigan roads has long been a punch line for jokes. In more recent years, they’ve become a tagline for political campaigns. But one thing remains the same — those darn roads aren’t getting fixed.

Michigan ranks near the bottom nationally — 40th in the US — for overall road conditions, according to a March report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.

State Sen. Michael Webber, R-Rochester Hills, represents Michigan’s 9th Senate district (Courtesy photo)

In fact, the most recent Transportation Asset Management Council annual roads and bridges report found nearly one-third of all assessed lane miles across Michigan to be in poor condition — with more than 50% in at least 13 of the state’s 83 counties. It forecasts that the total number of poor line mile

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