by Fix MI State | Sep 8, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
The next ticket you get in Michigan may come in the mail instead of at a traffic stop, according to a bill that would modify how speeding in work zones are policed. You’d be flagged for speeding, the violation would have happened in a construction zone, and the...
by Fix MI State | Sep 1, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
In anticipation of holiday travelers, orange barrels and lane restrictions will be moved from construction projects across Michigan. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will pause construction on 96 of 162 projects to ease traffic during Labor Day...
by Fix MI State | Aug 25, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) – More than 1,100 people died in traffic crashes around Michigan in 2021, reaching the highest death toll in 16 years. Michigan State Police released data on Friday showing that traffic crashes statewide claimed 1,131 lives last year, which...
by Fix MI State | Aug 18, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
In August 2021, in the parking lot of a Shop-N-Save in northern Michigan’s Benzie County, a 77-year-old woman was struck and killed by a large pick-up truck. In October, a high school senior walking home from school in Rochester was hit by another student driving...
by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
To reduce traffic fatalities – which are at an all-time high – and protect work zones and employees, the Michigan infrastructure industry is launching an effort to get drivers to slow down. Starting in August, the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, also known as MITA, wants drivers to know about a campaign they’re promoting. “The campaign is not a new campaign,” said MITA Executive Vice President Rob Coppersmith. “Its been done throughout the years, and...