ARTBA Summary: Final U.S. DOT DBE Rule Revisions

After a 21-month rulemaking process, on April 9th, the U.S Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) published numerous revisions to the rule implementing the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The revised rule takes effect May 9. MITA participated on...

2024 Spring Weight Restriction #4

Effective 6:00 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2024 weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways for the 2024 season. State trunkline highways typically carry M, I, or US designations. Weight restriction information and updates may be obtained by...

MDOT Contractor Announcement – Form 2653 Reminder

MDOT recently posted a Contractor Announcement reminding bidders to please ensure to include ALL DBE (contractors, truckers, suppliers, and consultants) quotes received when completing section G of Form 2653 of any GFE submission for when the contract DBE goals have...

2024 Spring Weight Restriction #3

Effective 6:00 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2/US-141 at the Menominee River bridge west of Iron Mountain then east on US-2 to St. Ignace...

MDOT APCM Training – Three Sessions at MITA Available

MDOT will be holding three AASHTOWare Project Construction and Materials (APCM) training sessions at the MITA office to train on MDOT’s recently implemented APCM software. MDOT implemented APCM (MDOT’s replacement for FieldManager) last August on trunkline projects...