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Michigan Transportation Lobby Wants $3.9 Billion Increase For Road Repairs (Radio Results Network, 9/25/24) “The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) today announced it had delivered documents to each legislator highlighting the significant need for implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure plan across Michigan to fund and fix Michigan roads and bridges.”

This year’s goal is to give away 100 Truckloads and to continue to add construction books to classroom libraries across the state! Last year, Michigan Construction, with the help of partners like you, gave away over 92 Tonka size truckloads of elementary-level construction books to deserving teachers across Michigan. If

As a member, you should be aware that MITA is on a full-court press spending PAC dollars at the direction of the PAC Board and churning our issue with the Legislature. Yesterday, the information contained in the press release below was hand-delivered to every Representative by noon. Additionally, MITA had

EVs A look at Michigan’s road infrastructure as EVs push forward (CBS Detroit, 9/19/24) Water Infrastructure State announces grants for better drinking water, fewer sewer overflows (The Oakland Press, 9/20/24) EGLE announces $267M in grants to rebuild Michigan’s water infrastructure (Click on Detroit, 9/20/24) Road Funding Michigan receives funding to

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting an industry forum to discuss the Independent Cost Estimating (ICE) services on upcoming Construction Manager – General Contractor (CMGC) projects. This forum will provide an opportunity for interested proposers to learn more about MDOT’s CMGC process. The anticipated agenda topics include: •

Roads What Metro Detroit drivers can expect from the biggest 2025 road work projects (WXYZ, 9/11/24) Funding Macomb County lawmaker wants to preserve more than $1M in road funding (Michigan Advance, 9/12/24) Voters to decide on renewing tax for road maintenance in Freedom Township (MLive, 9/9/24) ATTACHED A look

Roads/Bridges Bridges across Michigan in need of critical funding, report says (WOOD TV, 9/5/24) MITA Mention: Lance Binoniemi with Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation and Association said while Governor Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan bond program that was approved in 2020 is helping, more needs to be done. “We really need to invest

MITA invites you to submit an Abstract for Presentation at MITA’s 2025 Annual Conference. Abstracts (content/presentation ideas, including a brief summary) that are accepted will fill open time slots on both Wednesday and Thursday (January 22-23, 2025) of the conference. MITA will be accepting submissions until Tuesday, October 4, 2024.