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Effective 6:00 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2/US-141 at the Menominee River bridge west of Iron Mountain then east on US-2 to St. Ignace. Frost restrictions are still in effect
Roads How road conditions in Michigan have deteriorated since 2000 (Herald Palladium, 2/9/24) How and where to report potholes in Southeast Michigan (Click on Detroit, 2/9/24) Funding Roads approach revenue cliff as Michigan draws last of $3.5B in road bonds (The Detroit News, 2/7/24) ATTACHED MITA Mention: Whatever the potential
1078. That’s the number of emails since the launch of MITA’s “Contact Your Legislator” campaign about the need for a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure funding plan that we launched at the Annual Conference. Thank you to all who have taken the 30 seconds it takes to complete this task!
Now in its 14th year, MITA’s Future Leader Development Program is a great way to introduce your young or new talent to the industry and to what MITA has to offer. But don’t take our word for it; here’s what some of the 2023 class participants had to say.
It’s come to our attention that members are receiving phishing emails from people with email addresses containing the “@datacaptive.live” suffix and perhaps others. There has been a substantial uptick of emails from rogue list brokers sent to MITA members, attendees, and exhibitors fraudulently claiming to have official MITA attendee lists
MITA Mentions Fixing Roads to Grow Our Economy – Lance Binoniemi (The Follow Up, 1/24/24) Industry Gathers for Annual MITA Conference, Trade Show (Construction Equipment Guide, 1/31/24) MDOT Survey Gas tax survey overwhelmed, ends gift card offer (FOX 17, 2/2/24) Michigan halts gift card giveaway after overwhelming response (MLive,
MIOSHA reviewed its Excavating and Trenching standard, Part 9. Some changes were made to the rules that may impact how excavators dig. MITA has reviewed and updated our Trench Safety handbook to reflect these changes. The price for the newly updated book is $5.00 each, plus tax and shipping. Click
Effective 6:00 a.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunk line highways for the entire state of Michigan, both Upper and Lower Peninsula. State trunkline highways typically carry M, I, or US designations. Weight restriction information and updates may be obtained
Although no spring weight restrictions have been formally put in place yet, MDOT has informed us that they are monitoring frost depth around the State and that the spring weight restriction season is upon us. If you have equipment or materials you need to move in preparation for the upcoming
Roads Potholes strike as weather warms (WZZM 13, 1/25/24) Ka-chunk. Pothole season is here leaving drivers on alert (FOX 2 Detroit, 1/25/24) Drivers frustrated over massive potholes on Haggerty between Ecorse and Van Born (WXYZ, 1/25/24) MSP reports nearly 50 fatalities on Michigan roadways as the year begins (WILX 10,
Obtaining a long-term, sustainable, and equitable infrastructure funding solution will be a very heavy lift. One that MITA staff and the Association can not do on its own. Our success depends on the participation of our membership, their employees, and all of your family and friends in the political process.
Last week, over 1,300 industry professionals descended on Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort for two days of informative breakout sessions, a trade show featuring 94 exhibitors, and plenty of networking. This event continues to be a great success due to the generosity of our sponsors and the participation of our
