Apr 23, 2020 | Engineering
Yesterday afternoon, MDOT’s Chief Operations Officer, Tony Kratofil, notified industry that MDOT, like other state departments, would be implementing temporary layoffs starting next week for a number of their employees due to budget concerns. Mr. Kratofil’s email...
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...