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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.

Work Zone Safety Wozniak Wants Hearings On MDOT Worksite Crashes (MIRS, 8/17/24) ATTACHED Dams As Consumers mulls selling 13 dams, some in Michigan fear another disaster (Bridge Michigan, 8/22/24) Mid-Michigan dam construction delayed by legal battles (MLive, 8/22/24) ATTACHED Roads How asphalt firm fixed the bids to fix

MDOT recently posted a Contractor Announcement introducing the following new work classifications: N9-1H – Heat Straightening for Localized Damaged Structural Steel (H-S Type 1) N9-1I – Heat Straightening for Complex and High Load Hits (H-S Type 2) RTC – Recreational Trail Construction Click here to view MDOT’s full Contractor Announcement

Roads/Funding 92% Of Local Tax, Bonding Issues Pass In Primary (MIRS, 8/7/24) ATTACHED Report: MI Roads Projected To Get Worse Until At Least 2035 (MIRS, 8/1/24) ATTACHED Maintenance Backlog Fingered For Huge Number Of Local Road Ballot Questions (MIRS, 8/6/24) ATTACHED Work Zone Safety State audit finds troubles with

EVs Road trips are key to making EVs work in Michigan. They’re doable now. Barely (Bridge Michigan, 7/28/24) Always have a backup plan & other lessons from Bridge Michigan’s EV road trip (Bridge Michigan, 7/29/24) Roads Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with a Project Starting This Week in Berrien County (Office of the Governor, 8/1/24)

ARTBA (the American Road & Transportation Builders Association) is seeking contractor feedback on Federal OSHA’s proposed heat standard. This new standard aims to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses. The feedback collected will be anonymous and will assist ARTBA in shaping their comments once the rule is published in

What Happened Last week The Road Information Program (TRIP) released its’ “Keeping Michigan Mobile” 2024 road conditions report for the State of Michigan. MITA and the County Road Association participated in a press conference to roll out the report on Tuesday, Jul 23, 2024. Links to the report and subsequent

Roads Recycling scrap tires into pavement is getting easier, state agency says (WCMU, 7/17/24) Road improvements are focus of new tax proposal in Webster Township (MLive, 7/18/24) Residents voice frustrations over road conditions (Tri-City Times, 7/18/24) ‘Increased awareness’: New road safety technology launches in Oakland County (WXYZ, 7/16/24) 1 year