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...
by Fix MI State | Aug 5, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
This story was written by Elena Durnbaugh for Gongwer News Service. Read more here. Drivers are going too fast in construction zones, and it’s killing people. The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, a trade association representing heavy...
by Fix MI State | Aug 3, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
A leading Michigan construction trade association is launching a new campaign urging drivers to slow down in road construction zones. The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA), is placing billboards in select locations in Detroit, Flint, Grand...
