Bulletins
Yesterday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a road funding plan that will add $1.2 billion to transportation funding through a phase-out of the six percent sales tax placed on fuel and an increase in the wholesale gas tax. Over the next six years, one percent of the sales tax
The Office of the Governor has put together a compelling video to highlight the absolute necessity of investing in our roads before the end of this year. Please take a few minutes to watch it and to share it with everyone you know through social media. It’s so important that
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patrick (Pat) Nowak, father of John Nowak of Curbco, Inc. Pat was the former Michigan Department of Transportation Director and former Deputy Oakland County Executive. He passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 after a brief battle with brain cancer.
MITA Action Alert: Contact Your State Representative There has never been a more important time for you to contact your State Representative and urge him/her to approve road funding. Please click here to find contact information for your legislator, and make the call TODAY! Please let your legislator know that fixing Michigan’s
After over two years of aggressive lobbying MITA has been successful in its’ efforts to convince the US Department of Labor (USDOL) that the MITA “Underground” rates should be incorporated in the Davis-Bacon Act, Michigan “Heavy” wage determinations (HWDs). In late October the USDOL published the Michigan HWDs that formally
As you may have noticed, social media is playing an increasingly important role in your everyday lives, as well as in your professional activities and communications. Many dismiss social media as a waste of time and resources, but the truth of the matter is that Facebook and Twitter are actually
Immediately following Thanksgiving, the Michigan Legislature will have exactly three weeks in which to finish state business before the holidays. At the top of the list is road funding. The Michigan House of Representatives must now take up the Senate-passed version of HB 5477 and pass it with enough votes
In a monumental vote late yesterday afternoon, the Michigan Senate passed HB 5477, a piece of legislation that would phase in a new percentage-based gasoline tax that would eventually bring the total fee to 15.5 percent of the wholesale price of fuel. This effort will raise more than $1 billion
Election Results Lead to Governor Snyder’s Re-Election and Larger Republican Majorities in the State House and Senate What seemed to be a close race between Governor Snyder and Mark Schauer leading up to election night turned out to be a larger margin of victory for Governor Snyder’s re-election than expected.
MDOT has recently observed an increased use of improper lifting devices (ex. 2”x4”) attached to temporary wood sign covers (see enclosed picture) and is requesting that this practice be stopped immediately as it compromises the crashworthiness of the sign cover due to the increased potential to cause damage to and/or
For companies that have concerns regarding the safety of workers active on utility and septic system projects and the possibility of coming into contact with wastewater that could contain the Ebola Virus, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a document that may be helpful to employers regarding this
At the September State Transportation Commission meeting MDOT leadership announced they would invest $1.62 billion in their FY 2015 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2015 multimodal capital investments will be infrastructure preservation and safety with $92 million invested in the Aviation Program, $335 million in the Bus, Marine,
