Mar 30, 2012 | Legislative
LOWBOY TRAILERS: Legislature passes major success for heavy construction industry Legislation that would no longer require lowboy trailers to get over length permits has overwhelmingly passed the full House and Senate and now awaits Governor Rick Snyder’s signature. ...
Mar 15, 2012 | Legislative
Lowboy Legislation Close to Final Approval Legislation that MITA has worked on for several months only has one more hurdle to cross before it is signed into law. Senate Bill 582 introduced by Senator Tom Casperson would allow for lowboy trailers to operate legally...
Mar 9, 2012 | Legislative
A long awaited debate on passing a federal transportation reauthorization budget is occurring in both chambers of Congress. This week the U.S. Senate reached an agreement to consider 30 amendments in an effort to pass S. 1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the...
Feb 8, 2012 | Legislative
MITA members have been busy discussing the issue of infrastructure funding with their elected officials, family and friends. With the recent introduction of 30 bills between both the House and the Senate, it is expected that more and more questions will come up...
Feb 1, 2012 | Legislative
The House Congressional Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet on Friday, February 3, 2012, where discussions are anticipated to be held on whether to exempt water projects from state bond caps. The benefit of exempting water projects from the state bond cap...
Jan 27, 2012 | Legislative
During last week’s State of the State message Governor Rick Snyder referenced a comprehensive package of bills that would be introduced in the near future to address the inadequate infrastructure needs of Michigan. Through Governor Snyder’s leadership and many months...