Bulletins

Engineering

MDOT 2023 Holiday Periods

MDOT has issued a memorandum defining the construction suspension periods for the 2023 Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day holidays. Please click here to view the MDOT memorandum. If you have any questions, please contact any member of the MITA engineering team: Rachelle VanDeventer | rachellevandeventer@thinkmita.org Glenn Bukoski |
Legislative

NEW REPORT SHOWS MICHIGAN NEEDS AN ADDITIONAL $3.9B FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES

On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 MITA was joined by representatives from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Country Road Association of Michigan, the Detroit Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Municipal League to roll out a new report analyzing Michigan’s road infrastructure needs. Public Sector Consultants (PSC), a think tank
MITA in the News

Media Coverage from March 7, 2023 Infrastructure Funding Press Conference

MITA’s Executive Vice President Robert Coppersmith and MITA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Lance Binoniemi were featured speakers at today’s infrastructure funding press conference in Lansing. Public Sector Consultants released the Michigan Transportation Infrastructure Needs and Funding Solutions report, and many media interviews followed. This page will be updated daily
Engineering

2023 Spring Weight Restriction #4

Effective 8:00 am Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunk line highways north of a line on M-46 in Muskegon County from the US-31 Business Route in the City of Muskegon then east to US-131 then North on US-131 to M-46 then
Press Releases

Report finds that Michigan has a $3.9 billion annual funding shortfall to fix roads and bridges

LANSING, Mich. – Public Sector Consultants (PSC) released the Michigan Transportation Infrastructure Needs and Funding Solutions report today that found that Michigan faces a $3.9 billion annual funding shortfall to fix Michigan’s deteriorating roads and bridges. At a press conference Tuesday morning, leaders from Michigan’s road building industry and business community gathered to
MITA in the News

WHMI: Local Lawmaker Co-Sponsors Work Zone Safety Bill

WHMI 93.5 Local News, March 4, 2023 A local lawmaker is cosponsoring a bill to assist in the safety of Michigan’s road workers. House Bill 4132, cosponsored by Representative Mike Mueller of Linden, would add automated speed cameras to construction zones and stricter enforcement of work zone speed limits. The
MITA in the News

Bridge Michigan:Michigan’s lousy infrastructure has many begging: Fix the damn noisy roads

Bridge Michigan, February 24, 2023 ANN ARBOR — Deborah Orlowski doesn’t need Siri to tell her what traffic is like on the M-14. She can hear it from inside her house. A small thicket of bushes and trees separates her property from the M-14, a state freeway that stretches from
Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY: Public Sector Consultants releases new report examining Michigan’s road funding crisis

MEDIA ADVISORY Public Sector Consultants releases new report examining Michigan’s road funding crisis  Leaders gather to raise awareness on the issues facing Michigan’s transportation funding   WHAT: Public Sector Consultants is releasing a new report, examining the road funding crisis that Michigan currently faces. They have spent the past year
Engineering

2023 Spring Weight Restriction #3

Effective 6:00 am Monday, March 6th, 2023 weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunk line highways within an area of Michigan described as follows: Highways north of a line on M-46 in Muskegon County from the US-31 Business Route in the City of Muskegon then east
Safety

ARTBA Urges Members to Sign Suicide Awareness Proclamation

MITA is standing with Ajax Paving of Florida and ARTBA in the “Suicide in Construction Awareness” proclamation and is urging our members to do the same. Ajax Paving of Florida President Vince Hafeli, Feb. 7 successfully generated signatures for a new “Suicide in Construction Awareness” proclamation during the Florida Transportation
Legislative

Donor Spotlight / Camera Enforcement

        This week’s PAC Donor Spotlight company is Toebe Construction LLC. Toebe has been a long-standing supporter of the MITA PAC and once again they are this year as well.. The company had 6 different employees donate to the PAC. Brad Stover Andy Stover Carrie Pennington Dave
Safety

MISS DIG seminar – 3/15/23

MISS DIG team members have volunteered to come to the MITA office to present a class for MITA members. The class is free and open to all MITA members. It will be an interactive, in-person class where attendees will be taken step by step through the process of entering tickets