Apr 21, 2020 | Engineering
On Monday, April 20, 2020, MDOT informed MITA that they are suspending all “Landscape Projects” and “landscape work items” on road and bridge projects. MDOT indicated these “landscaping” suspensions are consistent with the guidance provided in Governor Whitmer’s...
Apr 17, 2020 | Engineering
Effective Monday, May 4, 2020, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will implement a two-inch buffer for structure under-clearance as part of their review for all Transportation Permits. This under-clearance buffer was approved by MDOT’s policy body on...
Apr 13, 2020 | Engineering
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is extending the deadline for their Industry Safety and Constructability Review of the maintaining traffic and staging plans for I-69 from I-96 to Airport Road (JN’s 125869, 129982, and 204666) to April 24, 2020. In...
Apr 9, 2020 | Engineering
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the related unprecedented chain of events, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has cancelled all training courses (effective March 16, 2020) that allow sampling and testing personnel to become certified in multiple...
Apr 6, 2020 | Engineering
At MITA’s request, MDOT has issued a “revised” COVID-19 Construction Contract Administration Guidance document to further clarify the COVID-19 related project delays that they will consider “excusable” per subsection 108.08 of the Standard Specifications for...
Apr 2, 2020 | Engineering
Yesterday, MDOT issued their “COVID-19 Construction Contract Administration Guidance” that was intended to help prime contractors understand how they may react and proceed when there are project specific COVID-19 concerns and impacts. The MDOT guidance was directed at...