Nov 28, 2016 | Engineering
September 27, 2016 — Randy Van Portfliet, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) deputy chief engineer, bureau director of Field Services, and Superior Region engineer, recently announced his plans to retire at the end of this year. “It’s hard...
May 16, 2016 | Membership
When Governor Snyder announced that he was forming the 21st Century Infrastructure Commission, (MITA’s Executive Vice President Mike Nystrom is a member and MITA member Evan Weiner is the Chairman), one of the goals he envisioned was to have more collaboration on all...
Apr 11, 2016 | Membership
MITA is among numerous construction industry groups, state/federal agencies across the state and nation who are joining forces this week to increase public work zone awareness. MITA members can get involved and show their support by wearing orange on Wednesday, April...
Jan 12, 2016 | Engineering
This past construction season, MDOT learned about a situation where a contractor on an MDOT project entered into an agreement with a county road commission to pick up and haul away spoils material for the county’s reuse. Under the agreement, the county road...
Jul 17, 2015 | Membership
Gregory C. Johnson, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) deputy director and chief operations officer (COO), has been named state highway administrator for the Maryland Department of Transportation. Johnson has been a highly trusted leader at MDOT for 25...