Bulletins

Around 3:30 AM this morning, the Legislature passed a road funding package of bills that raises an additional $1.85 billion for roads and bridges throughout the state. As previously reported, the three main components comprise the $1.85B road funding bills the House passed last night. The “sales tax swap” at

The Wage & Hour Division of the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO) is overhauling its state prevailing wage job classifications by consolidation. LEO’s stated objective for the change is to have smaller rate tables, clearer choices, and hopefully fewer mistakes in bidding, payroll, and compliance. Effective November

MITA Mentions Michigan budget countdown continues as government shutdown looms (FOX 2, 9/24/25) MITA Mention: Some road workers may still leave the state, but the industry lobbyist, with mixed emotions, says it’s better than nothing. Lance Binoniemi of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association had this to say. “We will see

Road Funding Should Michigan distribute more road funding to high-traffic communities? (MLive, 9/18/25) ATTACHED County Road Association advocates for doubling road investment as fuel tax revenue declines (WXYZ, 9/16/25) County Road Association of Michigan unveils 2025 road investment plan (WILX, 9/16/25) New road funding plan would have owners of EVs paying

In March this year the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officially rescinded its longstanding waiver for manufactured products used in transportation projects. The General Waiver allowed for the exemption of a wide variety of items used on federal-aid highway projects – including electronics, ITS hardware, electrical equipment, signal boxes, pumps and

MDOT invites MITA members to attend informative sessions on topics from how to read plans and proposals, to perfecting your elevator pitch; learn about certification opportunities within MDOT and beyond; and meet with industry vendors. Join MDOT for updates on what’s happening from MDOT’s director, chief administrative officer and chief

Road Funding Road funding main issue as Michigan faces budget crisis (FOX 2, 9/10/25) FY ’26 Minus 20: Anthony, Dems continue to dig in on budget, roads while knocking House plans (Gongwer, 9/10/25) ATTACHED FY ’26 Minus 20: In education world, budget pressure mounts on all sides: ‘We really don’t know

MITA Mentions Report finds bad roads cost Traverse City drivers $1,934 per year (NewsBreak, 8/28/25) Report: Mid-Michigan drivers lose thousands annually from driving on poor roads (WNEM, 8/28/25) Michigan drivers rack up thousands in yearly vehicle costs due to poor roads, report says (Yahoo! News, 8/28/25) Michigan drivers rack up thousands in yearly