Governor Rolls Out $3.5 Billion in Projects

Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave her second State of the State address last night, and, much like her first address, road funding was a major topic of discussion. After a year of failed negotiations with the Republican-controlled Legislature, the Governor decided to...

Governor and Legislative Leaders Reach Budget Agreement

After a several week standoff between Governor Whitmer and the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, that included some unprecedented measures by both groups, all sides have finally come to an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 state budget.  The overall...

Local Agency Non-Competitive Bid Contract Program

Legislation is currently being debated in the Michigan House of Representatives that would allow local road agencies to self-perform construction projects up to $500,000 in work without opening up those projects to the open bidding process, or in other words, through...