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MITA is always looking for driven industry candidates for its Board of Directors, both contractor and associate members, and will be considering new candidates very soon. How does it work? The first step is your application will be reviewed by the MITA Executive Board. The Executive Board will then asses
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Funding $6.8B Transportation Budget Covers The Roads, Looks For Permanent Funding Fix (MIRS, 7/3/24) ATTACHED New state budget features funding for road repairs, but ‘revenue cliff’ is fast approaching (WILX, 7/1/24) MITA Mention: Full interview with Lance New state budget features funding for road repairs, but ‘revenue cliff’ is fast
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On June 24th, a U.S. District Court in Texas preliminarily stayed three changes to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Davis-Bacon Act regulation that took effect Oct. 23, 2023. The court’s order means DOL may not enforce these provisions for the time being. They include: • Section 5.2 pertaining to
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MITA has seen an increase in Serious citations for routine violations that were previously cited as Other-Than-Serious. This change stems from an initiative by upper management at MIOSHA, where serious citations are now issued for lack of accident prevention plans and/or lack of first aid certificates on each job site.
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Work Zone Safety After 2 crashes in work zones, officials warn of safety (WLNS, 6/26/24) Officials urge safe driving in work zones following accidents (WILX, 6/27/24) Michigan Department of Transportation honoring those killed in work zone crashes (CBS Detroit, 6/26/24) Semi-Truck Crashes Big In Michigan Construction Zone (Yahoo! News, 6/27/24)
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For the third year in a row, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This special memorial honors the lives of more than 1,600 road workers, motorists, pedestrians, law enforcement officers, public safety officials,
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Roads These are Michigan’s worst roads in 2023 (MLive, 6/19/24) More than $5 million in road repairs begin this week across Michigan (The Center Square, 6/18/24) Report ranks Michigan roads county by county (WSJM, 6/15/24) Work Zone Safety If you’re traveling this weekend, watch out for Michigan road construction
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting an industry forum to discuss the upcoming one-step, design-build-operate-maintain procurement for Round 2 of the NEVI Formula Program in Michigan. This forum will allow potential proposers to learn about the Round 2 procurement process, locations, and schedule. When: 2:00 p.m. (ET)., Tuesday,
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Water Infrastructure ‘We are over 150 years old’: How Grand Rapids’ aging water infrastructure came to be (FOX 17, 6/13/24) Roads Annual roads and bridges report shows infrastructure conditions declining in Michigan (WZZM 13, 6/11/24) Southwest Michigan roads ranked among Michigan’s worst, but improvements are happening (Moody on the