Bulletins
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
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
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
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
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. There was an anomaly of construction worker fatalities and injuries on Michigan roads in 2018 and the motoring public needs to hear from us. The
Please join us in welcoming Director Paul Ajegba to his new top leadership role at MDOT by participating in one of three “Meet & Greet” events that MITA is hosting. Come meet and mingle with the Director in an informal setting, where he will share his vision for the department
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
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
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
It is with extremely sad and heavy hearts that we inform you of Fred Hillard’s passing yesterday evening. Fred, a long-time employee of MITA member Ajax Paving Industries, Inc., was the nicest gentleman on this planet and had the greatest smile. Fred was a family member and dear friend to
It is with extremely sad and heavy hearts that we inform you of Fred Hillard’s passing yesterday evening. Fred, a long-time employee of MITA member Ajax Paving Industries, Inc., was the nicest gentleman on this planet and had the greatest smile. Fred was a family member and dear friend to
MDOT has informed MITA that with the projected warmer temperatures for this weekend and beyond, they are anticipating spring weight restrictions on trunkline routes may start going on, especially in the southern Michigan, sometime during the week of March 10, 2019. Some county road agencies have already implemented weight
