Bulletins

The newly formed 21st Century Infrastructure Commission held its first meeting on April 21, 2016 where the direction and groundwork was laid out by Governor Rick Snyder and Chairman Evan Weiner. The meeting primarily focused on getting to know the individuals on the Commission and their thoughts and goals for their

The MDOT Division of Operations recently issued the following SOA: SOA 2016-002 – Fluorescent Sheeting Implementation This SOA, as well as any previously issued SOA can be viewed and printed by clicking here. If you have any questions or comments contact Glenn Bukoski at glennbukoski@mi-ita.com or Rachelle VanDeventer at rachellevandeventer@mi-ita.com or call them at the

The Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) announced the four winners of their 2016 Rising Leaders Award this week, and we are pleased to announce that MITA’s Outreach Coordinator, Mariam Robinson, is among the winners. MSAE selects winners each year who exemplify the leadership necessary to succeed in the association

Operating Engineers Filing Grievances on the MITA Road Agreement Subcontracting Clause Industry Wide
This week the Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE) began issuing grievances across the industry to signatory contractors who have subcontracted work to non-signatory companies (which in most cases means non-union companies). The basis for the grievance is exactly the same in every single case. The OE is asserting that the

The Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference (MECC) is the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) premier compliance assistance event designed to help businesses, institutions, municipalities, and environmental professionals understand and comply with their environmental requirements. The MECC, which is hosted by the DEQ bi-annually, has educated thousands of manufacturers and environmental

MITA is among numerous construction industry groups, state/federal agencies across the state and nation who are joining forces this week to increase public work zone awareness. MITA members can get involved and show their support by wearing orange on Wednesday, April 13. To share your photos on social media, include

The MDOT Division of Operations recently issued the following SOAs: SOA 2016-001 – Temporary Pavement Marking Revisions This SOA, as well as any previously issued SOA, can be viewed and printed by clicking here. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Glenn Bukoski at glennbukoski@mi-ita.com or Rachelle

M.H. (Mike) Hill, a civil engineer in the Michigan highway construction industry, recently sent MITA his published work of fiction: “The Way it Was,” an action-packed novel about the road construction industry in Michigan. MITA members might be interested in the book, which follows the drama of a son avenging

During his State of the State address in January, Governor Rick Snyder announced the formation of a few new state commissions to tackle some of the recent on-going issues in our state. Because of the crisis occurring in Flint with their water system, the governor announced a new Michigan 21st Century

The Michigan State Police (MSP) – Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) has disconnected their fax line used to receive acknowledged Driver/Vehicle Examination Reports (DVER). Going forward MSP-CVED will only accept acknowledged DVER reports via US Mail or e-mail (MSP-CVEDdata@michigan.gov). If you have any questions, please contact Glenn Bukoski at glennbukoski@mi-ita.com, or