2025 Spring Weight Restriction #3

Effective 12:00 PM Thursday, March 20th, 2025 weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including the following route beginning on M-43 at the BL-196 intersection in South Haven then east on M-43...

Spring Weight Restrictions … Coming Soon!!

Although no spring weight restrictions have been formally put in place yet, MDOT has informed us that they are monitoring frost depth around the state and that the spring weight restriction season is quickly approaching. If you have equipment or materials you need to...

Important Changes with Implications for the Industry

The second term of any administration will lead to changes as they relate to department heads. Overnight several departures took place that will have implications for the heavy construction industry. MITA encourages you to read the linked press release from the...

MDOT DBE Program Under Scrutiny

As a part of their responsibilities for implementing a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, MDOT must report regularly to the FHWA on their status towards attainment of their annual DBE participation goal. In a recent report covering the first six months...

Changes to Hours of Service Rules

On May 14, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) published a final rule updating hours of service rules by adding more flexibility. These updated hours of service rules were proposed based upon thousands of comments the FMCSA had...