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MISS DIG 811 is asking Michigan businesses to complete a brief, 5-minute survey to help improve communications and promote safe digging practices. Only one response per company is needed. The survey should be completed by the person who works most closely with utilities. If that is not you, please forward
MDOT uses the roadway and bridge production rates as helpful guidance to both design and construction engineers when developing and administering projects (evaluating schedules, progress clauses, force accounts, extra work, etc.). The latest rates are from 2023, and MITA is hearing from members that some of the production rates used
In October 2020, MDOT transitioned from PowerGeopak V8i to OpenRoads Designer. As part of this upgrade, MDOT moved away from displaying three profile windows in the profile sheets, and instead incorporated grading and side-slope information directly into the plan view, while creating storm sewer profiles as standalone profile sheets. The
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Business Development (OBD) is hosting a Small Business Construction Conference on Thursday, October 29 th in Gladstone, MI at the Terrace Bay Hotel and Conference Center. Click here for more information. If you have any questions, please contact a member of the
Effective October 1, 2026, MIOSHA is implementing Agency Instruction MIOSHA-COM-26-1, a new State Emphasis Program (SEP) focused on contact fatalities. MIOSHA created the program after contact fatalities increased to 30 in 2025; as of July 26, 2026, 18 contact fatalities accounted for 86% of all MIOSHA-covered fatalities reported at that
MITA Mentions (Gas Tax Holiday Statement) Michigan House will vote on gas tax pause if Senate sends the bill (The Detroit News, 9/29/26) (Lansing State Journal, 9/29/26) State Senate might vote today to suspend Michigan gas tax (WKZO, 9/29/26) Whitmer supports federal gas tax holiday, but declines to weigh in on state
MITA members are starting to share examples of local and county agencies performing work that, to be quite honest, should be put out to bid! However, tracking and reporting requirements are neither straightforward nor standardized, and this will become part of MITA’s legislative focus going forward. To get the ball
The 2027 MITA Annual Conference is heading to downtown Grand Rapids, January 27–28, 2027. The setting is new, but the core of the conference stays the same: the sessions you count on, time with colleagues, and a trade show spread across two connected venues. We’ve put together a one-page guide
Wednesday, MITA Executive Vice President Rob Coppersmith issued the press release below in response to proposals in the Legislature to put in place a state gas tax holiday. A three-month holiday would pull an estimated $600 million out of road funding, and that money pays the crews who build Michigan’s
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) today urged the Legislature to reject a state gas tax holiday, warning that pulling hundreds of millions of dollars out of road funding would put the jobs of the men and women who build Michigan’s roads, and the families who
MDOT invites participants to engage in hands-on training on when and how to apply Prevailing Wage and Davis-Bacon Wage rates. This session will also provide an understanding of MDOT’s payroll requirements. Please click here to view more information. If you have any questions, please contact any member of the MITA
MDOT announces changes to the BidX site effective September 25, 2026. Please click here to view the Contractor Announcement. If you have any questions, please contact any member of the MITA engineering team: Rachelle VanDeventer | rachellevandeventer@thinkmita.org Jeremiah Leyba | jeremiahleyba@thinkmita.org They can also be reached by phone at the
