by Fix MI State | Aug 19, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements
Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement regarding the state of emergency for Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair counties following a water main break near the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements, Work Zone Safety
This press release is from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit. Learn more about the report here. Washington, D.C. –The number of traffic fatalities in the U.S. surged by 19 percent from 2019 to 2021. Traffic fatalities began to increase dramatically...
by Fix MI State | May 25, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement following the release of an EPIC-MRA poll showing that Michigan voters rate infrastructure as the top...
by Fix MI State | Feb 16, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement urging support for House Bill 5750 and Senate Bill 874, bi-partisan legislation from Sen. Wayne Schmidt...
by Fix MI State | Feb 10, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements, Roads & Bridges
Michiganders are reacting to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed $74.1 billion fiscal year 2023 budget that aims to increase spending year-over-year by $4.1 billion. The governor’s proposed budget would spend roughly $18 billion on education, $6 billion on...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2022 | Press Releases & Statements
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement applauding the plan from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to boost infrastructure funding as part of her 2023 budget...
