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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
Registration is now open for the MITA Summer Conference, taking place July 30 – August 2, 2026 at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. We’re excited to return to this iconic venue for a few days of networking, industry discussions, and time with colleagues and family in a truly unique
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving damage prevention across Michigan, we are asking for your assistance in providing direct feedback to GridHawk, one of the primary contract locating companies used by facility owners throughout the state. Your field input is critical. Every day, your crews interact with utility
