Bulletins
We are excited to announce that registration for the 2025 MITA Summer Conference is now open! Mark your calendars and make plans to join us July 24-27, 2025, at the beautiful Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, Michigan. This annual family-friendly event blends work with networking, offering opportunities to connect with
We’ve hit a roadblock! What is it? Currently, it is the Michigan Senate. The House of Representatives passed a 3.1B package of bills that now sit, as the Senate does little to nothing to respond or present a funding package that Michigan voters say is critical and needed. Jobs are
Effective 6 a.m. Friday, May 9th, 2025 weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways for the 2025 season. State trunkline highways typically carry M, I, or US designations. Weight restriction information and updates may be obtained by calling 1-800-787-8960. For companies located in Canada or New Jersey,
MITA is working to strengthen communications across our membership, and we’d love your help! It’s vital to the industry that we share a standard message and theme to better address the issues we face regularly. We’re looking to connect with the people at your company who manage communications or social
In a recent bulletin, we shared news about a new state project registration requirement going into effect for state-funded projects, which include state prevailing wage. Several members have since brought to our attention many insightful questions. MITA has been collaborating with LEO to gather additional details to support our members
Road Funding Senate MDOT budget reported, Klinefelt says Senate being deliberative on road funding plan (Gongwer, 5/1/25) ATTACHED Brinks: Link Roads Talks To Budget (Gongwer, 4/28/25) ATTACHED Senate Will Follow Its Own Timeline On Road Funding, Says Transportation Budget Chair (MIRS, 5/1/25) ATTACHED Michigan Senate Democrats eye $3B infrastructure plan,
MITA is still in need of promotional item donations for our 2025 Golf Outing Series grab bags! We’re asking for 800 pieces of a single item to ensure we can cover all four of our statewide outings. We’re still looking for fun or functional promotional items to include—think golf balls,
MDOT has issued a memorandum defining the construction suspension periods for the 2025 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 Jeremiah Leyba |
This bulletin will serve as MITA’s annual reminder to our contractor members of the issue of tax liability on construction materials that are being incorporated in projects of tax-exempt owners. Contractors performing work for public agencies, nonprofits, churches and schools are often faced with this precarious issue. Many of these
Effective 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 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, then north on I-75 to M-134
Pothole Payback POTHOLE PROBLEMS? | Contest offering reimbursement for pothole damage to your vehicle. (WZZM 13, 4/20/25) MITA Mention: The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) recognizes this problem and has started a contest to help pay back drivers having a hard time due to pothole damage. Pothole contest aims
Pothole Payback 7 Morning Digest: Sunshine Thursday, Pothole Payback Program, and more stories (WXYZ, 4/17/25) MITA Mention: It’s through the Pothole Payback Contest, happening now, through the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) – paying back drivers for their car repairs. The chosen winners could get some much-needed help… [MORE IN
