Bulletins

MITA in the News

MITA In the News – December 15-22, 2023

Growing Michigan Together Council Michigan growth council leaves questions about what’s next (Detroit Free Press, 12/18/23) ATTACHED Population Report Veers From Road Funding Solutions (Gongwer Blog, 12/18/23) This report offers suggestions to help grow Michigan’s population (FOX 47, 12/18/23) Roads Michigan spent $2B to improve its roads, bridges in 2023
MITA in the News

MITA in the News – December 8-15, 2023

Growing Michigan Together Council Population Report Veers From Road Funding Solutions (Gongwer, 12/15/23) ATTACHED MITA Mention: Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, said he was glad the report highlighted the underfunding and condition of the state’s roads. Coppersmith was a member of the council. 
Engineering

DBRA 2023 Final Rule Changes MDOT 2nd Session Added – 04/25/2024 

Due to high demand and the first session reaching max capacity, a second session is being offered. With the recent changes stemming from the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 2023 Final Rule, MITA will host a second session with MDOT’s prevailing wage specialist. The session will cover the pertinent changes
Legislative

What the GMTC Report Means to MITA Members

The much-anticipated report from the Growing Michigan Together Council (GMTC) was voted on and released this week.  Governor Whitmer appointed MITA’s Executive Vice President to serve on the council as one of the infrastructure experts.  After five and a half months of intense and tedious meetings, the report is now
Safety

Timeliness is important! MIOSHA Deadlines for Appeals Tightens

MIOSHA used to provide a grace period now and then when it came to initiating an appeal of issued citations. This will no longer be the case. When you receive the citation, the deadline to submit an appeal is 15 working days after receiving the Citation and Notification of Penalty. 
Engineering

DBRA 2023 Final Rule Changes MDOT Session – 02/20/2024 

With the recent changes stemming from the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 2023 Final Rule, MITA will be hosting a session with MDOT’s prevailing wage specialist. The session will cover the pertinent changes for Michigan, a list of detailed examples, and answers to industry questions. The session will be in
Events, Membership

2024 Annual Conference – Schedule

The MITA schedule for MITA’s 2024 Annual Conference has been updated. All future updates to the schedule will be posted on this page. Click each image below for the schedule and brochure, respectively.
Legislative

PAC DONOR SPOTLIGHT: ANLAAN CORPORATION

Our latest edition of the MITA PAC Donor Spotlight features the Anlaan Corporation. They had eight employees donate to the PAC this year, pushing us even further past our goal of raising $300,000 for 2023. Anlaan Corporation is one of many member companies that have asked their top employees to
Engineering

MDOT Highlights DBRA 2023 Final Rule Changes

At the request of MITA, MDOT has highlighted the changes expected from the recent 2023 Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) Final Rule. MDOT will also be giving a presentation on the changes at the MITA annual conference in January. Find the bullet point synopsis here. With the highlights, MDOT has
Legislative

Applications are open for a new class of Asset Management Champions

The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) is welcoming a new cohort of infrastructure leaders into the Asset Management Champions Program. The interactive training program combines asynchronous education, facilitated discussions and industry learning into a professional certificate from MIC. It will run from January 23rd – April 11th, 2024, and requires ~25
Safety

MISS DIG POLYGON ISSUES

We have been in communication with the Michigan Damage Prevention Board. The MDPB was instrumental in the polygon size restrictions that were put into place in the spring of 2023. We are aiming to get them to recommend to the MISS DIG Board of Directors to increase or lift square
Legislative

MDOT FY 2024 Transportation Program Announced

The State Transportation Commission’s (STC) approval of the MDOT 2024-2028 Five-Year Transportation Program at their November meeting served as MDOT’s formal announcement that they will invest $4 billion in their FY 2024 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2024 capital investments will be preservation of the transportation system, safe