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MITA is seeking companies to nominate foremen or crew leaders who have been free of at-fault utility strikes for 2 or more years. In today’s construction environment—where crews are working around increasingly congested underground infrastructure—that’s a milestone worth recognizing. Avoiding utility strikes over that stretch of time doesn’t happen by
Temporary traffic control signs are essential for protecting workers, drivers, pedestrians, and the public around construction zones. Signs such as “Road Work Ahead,” “Road Closed,” “Detour,” and “Flagger Ahead” help warn the public of changing roadway conditions and direct traffic safely through or around work areas. Due to recent high
Work Zone Safety MDOT workers injured jumping over guardrail to avoid oncoming car on US-131 (WZZM 13, 5/13/26) Water Infrastructure Oakland County water main break raises concerns about aging infrastructure in Mid-Michigan (WILX, 5/11/26) Lawmaker proposes Michigan Water Trust Fund to repair state’s aging infrastructure (WILX, 5/12/26) MITA Mention: “Grant funding under
Effective 7:00 a.m. Friday, May 15th, 2026, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways for the 2026 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,
MDOT invites DBE’s and SBE’s to learn how to keep track of business finances and payroll. MODT’s DBE/SBE Accounting and Payroll Training will be held virtually on June 18th. Please click here to view more information. If you have any questions, please contact any member of the MITA engineering team:
Roads/Flooding Why Michigan roads under water for weeks are now facing a repair nightmare (MLive, 5/7/26) How do we adapt Michigan’s dams to climate change? (WDET, 5/5/26) What used to be extreme weather is becoming normal in Michigan (Detroit Free Press, 5/5/26) WATCH: Drone footage shows extent of damage after northern Michigan flooding (Up
MDOT recently posted a Contractor Announcement notifying bidders that due to a scheduled ProjectWise upgrade, the system will be unavailable from May 21, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. through May 26, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. Please click here for more information and to view MDOT’s Contractor Announcement. If you have any questions, please
Effective 7:00 a.m. on Friday, May 8th, 2026 weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2 from the Wisconsin border in Ironwood east to M-28 in Wakefield then east on M-28 to I-75, then north on I-75 to
Flooding/Dams Whitmer announces disaster declaration for Southwest MI tornadoes (Gongwer, 4/30/2026) ATTACHED Time to ‘fix the damn dams’ or an unfunded mandate? House panel conflicted on Schuette bill (Gongwer, 4/29/2026) ATTACHED Bipartisan federal lawmakers request disaster declaration following tornadoes (Gongwer, 4/28/2026) ATTACHED EGLE backs Schuette dam bill ahead of hearing
MITA continues to be concerned with the ongoing problems associated with the misuse of the 005 response code on MISS DIG tickets, specifically situations where locators indicate that contact has been made with the excavator when, in fact, no such communication has occurred. Accurate communication between locators and excavators is
Effective 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30th, 2026 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
Dams Pushed to the brink: Michigan dams were inches from disaster (MLive, 4/21/26) Cheboygan Dam flooding event ‘far from over,’ officials warn (Detroit News, 4/23/26) Michigan lawmakers propose dam safety reforms after historic flooding (9 and 10 News, 4/23/26) Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin (Michigan
