by Fix MI State | Jul 14, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
The Michigan House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow “automated speed enforcement systems” to be set up in certain work zones to automatically detect and punish speeding drivers. Introduced in February, House bills 4132 and 4133 would amend...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan residents could soon receive highway speeding tickets without ever being pulled over by a police officer. Bipartisan bills to legalize the automated issuance of speeding tickets in construction zones received approval Thursday in the state House. The bills...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan had 293,341 traffic crashes in 2022, which resulted in the death of 1,123 individuals. Last year’s crash total marked a 4% increase from 2021, though it was an improvement from the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted travel patterns in...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
For the second year in a row, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This special memorial honors the more than 1,600 lives of road workers,...
by Fix MI State | Jun 23, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
Michigan had more than 4,300 traffic crashes within work zones in 2022, resulting in 16 deaths and 862 injuries, according to road work officials. To make construction zones safer, legislators from the state House have passed a pair of bills that would allow for the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 22, 2023 | Work Zone Safety
LANSING, Mich. – Rob Coppersmith, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement praising passage of House Bill 4132 & 4133 in the Michigan House of Representatives. The bipartisan...
