MITA in the News – 5/31-6/7

Roads See how your area Michigan road conditions rate from 1 to 10 (MLive, 6/4/24)   Work Zone Safety Keeping people safe on both sides of the barrel: A new bill wants to keep people aware of work zone speeds (FOX 47, 6/3/24) MITA Mention: Rob Coppersmith is the head...

MITA In The News – 5/24-5/31

Dams Fixing the dams: Michigan is on an infrastructure support mission (EGLE, 5/31/24)   Roads Michigan roads are deteriorating faster than they’re being fixed (MLive, 5/30/24) ATTACHED Whitmer pitches $100K ‘Shark Tank’ contest to generate ideas for road,...

MITA In The News – 5/17-5/24

Water Infrastructure Water infrastructure bill aiming to help Michigan’s water resources passes committee (WWMT, 5/22/24)   Work Zone Safety/Construction Heading somewhere for Memorial Day? Your trip just got easier (WZZM 13, 5/22/24) Memorial Day weekend...

MITA In The News – 5/10-5/17

Funding Lawmakers consider road usage tax to replace gas tax (9 and 10 News, 5/14/24) MITA Mention: “It is really an equitable way of charging a user fee for all vehicles on the road,” said Lance Binoniemi, VP of government affairs at the Michigan Infrastructure and...

MITA in The News – 5/3-5/10

Road Funding A mileage tax for Michigan motorists? Lawmakers want $5M for pilot program (Bridge Michigan, 5/10/24) Infrastructure Issues Sudden hole forces closure of bridge in Waterford Township (Oakland Press, 5/9/24) EVs VP Makes Detroit Campaign Stop; Announces...

MITA In The News – 4/26-5/3

Infrastructure Workforce Gov. Whitmer Signs Executive Directive to Train Infrastructure Workers (WHMI, 4/30/24) MITA Mention: “As Michigan moves toward implementing a long-term, equitable, and sustainable infrastructure investment plan, we will need a strong workforce...