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February 28, 2023 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Drivers speeding through Michigan construction zones could soon be caught on video and fined. A new bipartisan bill, House Bill 4132, would put cameras with sensors to detect speeders in work zones. The system would take pictures of speeding cars and their license
On February 28th, 2023 MDOT released a revision to the January 25th Contractor Announcement notifying of process changes for the 2023 April bid lettings. The announcement (found here) stated that MDOT will proceed with its plan to not publish the Eligible Bidders List and will provide a financial range (now
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 27, 2023 CONTACT: Adam Bitely, (202) 689-9266, abitely@martinwaymire.com LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement urging support for House Bill 4132, bipartisan legislation from Rep. Will Snyder (D-Muskegon) and Rep. Mike Mueller (R-Linden)
Effective 6:00 a.m. Friday, February 24, 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-43 in the City of South Haven, then east on M-43 to US-131 in Kalamazoo County,
The 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign that encourages safe driving through work zones. Each year in the spring, National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is held to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety in work zones. This year’s theme, “You play a
Thank you to all of those who donated to the MITA PAC in 2023. As mentioned in other communications, the MITA PAC saw its strongest year ever in 2022, raising over the $250,000 goal that the newly resurrected PAC Committee had established. It is now time for us to ramp
On February 15th, 2023, MDOT released a Contractor Announcement notifying contractors that the implementation of accessing LCPtracker through MILogin has been delayed. The announcement (found here) states that LCPtracker access will continue to be via the LCPtracker website until further notice. If you have any questions, please contact Rachelle VanDeventer
Last week, Governor Whitmer and State Budget Director Chris Harkins, delivered her 2024 fiscal year budget recommendations to a joint meeting of the House and Senate Appropriation Committees. Her proposed $79 billion budget recommends a $478 million increase from last year’s budget for transportation. In total, The Governor’s recommended transportation
The Detroit News, February 10, 2023 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s chance to make good on her 2018 campaign promise to “fix the damn roads” finally arrived Wednesday — and she mostly kicked that can down the proverbial pockmarked road. Whitmer’s 2024 fiscal year budget contained no bold new solutions for
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently published an update on their digital signature process clarifying when to use DocuSign versus OneSpan. The update states that ProjectWise users must continue to use DocuSign applications to sign documents, including contracts, bonds, and the Affidavit of Indebtedness forms, until the second OneSpan release, scheduled for April
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Adam Bitely Feb. 8, 2023 202-689-9266 MITA reacts to Gov. Whitmer’s 2023-2024 budget recommendation LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023-2024 fiscal year budget recommendation: “Gov. Whitmer’s budget
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kevin Charles Jeske, long-time employee of MITA member, Shaw Contracting Co., where he worked his way up through a company he loved. Kevin spent the past 26 years as an operator, foreman, and estimator/project manager at Shaw Contracting Co. There aren’t many
