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MITA’s EVP Rob Coppersmith was appointed this morning to Governor Whitmer’s “Growing Michigan Together Council.” The purpose of the council is to identify evidence-based goals in the areas of infrastructure, population, and education. A report from the council is due to the Governor by December 1st of this year! MITA
Engineering

MDOT Issues Project Information Sheet for I-75 over Rouge River Rehabilitation CMGC Project

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued a project information sheet for rehabilitation of I-75 NB & SB over the Rouge River, Dearborn Street, and RR (B01 of 82194). The project will include superstructure repairs with complex temporary supports, constraint induced fracture (CIF) retrofits, miscellaneous structural steel repairs, structural
Legislative

Speed Camera Enforcement In Work Zones Passes First Major Legislative Hurdle

Legislation pushed by MITA that allows speed camera enforcement within work zones passed the House of Reps last week. After several years of increased fatalities within work zones, MITA and MDOT formed the Work Zone Safety Taskforce focusing on protecting our workers on job sites. Of the many recommendations from
MITA in the News

MITA In The News – Weekly News Clips – June 23-30

Work Zone Safety Police: Speeding driver killed entering I-75 work zone near Holly (ABC 12, 6/28/23) 1 dead, dog injured in I-75 construction zone crash in Springfield Twp. (The Detroit News, 6/28/23) National Work Zone Memorial returns to Clare Welcome Center (WNEM, 6/26/23) Orange barrels to move over for Independence
Safety

National Work Zone Memorial returning to Clare Welcome Center during July 4 holiday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2023   MEDIA CONTACT Courtney Bates 517-242-0950 BatesC@Michigan.gov For the second year in a row, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This special memorial honors the more than
Press Releases

MITA praises House passage of work zone safety bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       June 22, 2023 CONTACT:  Adam Bitely (202) 689-9266 abitely@martinwaymire.com MITA praises House passage of work zone safety bill   LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement praising passage of House Bill 4132 & 4133 in the Michigan House
MITA in the News

MITA in the News – Report: Traffic-related deaths increased during pandemic

Wood TV, June 21, 2023 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new report by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit, shows traffic-related deaths in Michigan spiked 15% between 2019 and 2022, even when COVID-related closures forced many to work from home. “The report shows that speeds on Michigan roads have increased
Safety

ACTION REQUIRED REGARDING UTILITY STAKING!

Against MITA’s urgings, the MISS Dig System implemented changes to the size of a polygon (scope) allowed per ticket. This simple act has only increased the number of tickets in a currently overburdened system and served to amplify further the shortcomings of the locating community. MITA is hoping to right
Engineering

MDOT issues updated Project Information Sheets for CRRSAA/Phase II Local Agency Bridge Bundling DB Projects

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued updated project information sheets for the Local Agency Bridge Bundling (CRRSAA/Phase II) (DB) projects. Due to changes stemming from the recent debt ceiling package deal passed by congress MDOT now has to find a new source of funding for the construction phase
Engineering

MDOT issues updated Project Information Sheet for Bluewater Bridge DB Project

MDOT has updated the Project Information Sheet for the Blue Water Bridge Design-Build Project. The project scope includes reconstruction and reconfiguration of the Blue Water Bridge Corridor and Plaza Expansion in the city of Port Huron. Project includes, but is not limited to, work along I69/I-94 ramps and connector roads
MITA in the News

MITA in the News

Road Funding Road lobby calls for ‘vehicle miles traveled tax’ on EVs (WLNS, 6/1/23) MITA Mention: “While they are paying a surcharge, it does not equate to what they would pay in the gas tax,” said Lance Binoniemi, a roadbuilding lobbyist. Council To Look At $3.9B Funding Deficit On Roads (MIRS, 5/30/23) *This
Labor

Union Agreement Wage Rate Updates Effective June 1, 2023

This is a reminder that in accordance with the current Union Agreements between MITA and the Unions below, the following updates will become effective the first full pay period after June 1, 2023. Laborers Road Wage Rates Cement Masons Road Wage Rates Detroit Road Wage Rates Outstate Carpenters Road Wage