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The MITA Scholarship Fund is currently accepting applications for the 2019-2020 academic year. Anyone looking to pursue a career in the heavy/highway construction industry by going to trade school, community college, specialized classes or a four-year degree program is encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is April 12, 2019.
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Effective 6:00 am Friday, March 15th, 2019 weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunk line highways from the Michigan/Indiana & Ohio line north to and including the Mackinac Bridge. State trunkline highways typically carry M, I, or US designations. Weight restriction information and updates may be
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The 2019 TRIP (The Road Information Program) Report was officially released today! MITA coordinated press events in Grand Rapids, Detroit and Lansing to roll out the report to the media. Collaborating with TRIP staff, MDOT, the Michigan Municipal League, the Grand Rapids Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Detroit Regional Chamber
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Bay Region, is accepting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ’s) from entities (Submitters) interested in submitting proposals for road reconstruction on I-75 from Hess Avenue north to the south I-75/I-675 interchange, and M-46 from Outer Drive east to the Nexteer Automotive signalized driveway (the “Project”). The
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MDOT has announced the appointment of Gregg Brunner, PE as the new Director of MDOT’s Bureau of Field Services. Gregg most recently served as the Associate Region Engineer for Operations in Bay Region and has held previous positions as Bay City TSC Manager, interim Blue Water Bridge Administrator and Bay
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It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mike McElroy. The following obituary was provided by MITA member Florence Cement Company: Born July 21,1940, in Elmira, New York, and raised in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, Mike (Mac) McElroy entered the great Field of Dreams surrounded by
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On Tuesday, March 5, Governor Whitmer made her first budget presentation to the state legislature. During her presentation, she boldly proposed increasing the gas tax to 45-cents per gallon in an effort to raise the more than $2.5 billion needed annually to stop the rapid decline of Michigan’s roads. The
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MITA is working hard to secure a grant for over $700,000 to start a heavy equipment class in four high school districts across the state, and we need your help! Regions in the state include Copper County (Upper Peninsula), Gaylord, Lapeer, and Oakland counties. Each Construction Technical Education center in