New campaign encourages drivers to slow down, prevent work zone deaths

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...

Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association encourages safe driving in work zones through campaign

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...

Traffic Deaths Are At A 16-Year High; MITA Is Begging People To Slow Down

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...

MI transportation advocates urge safety in road construction zones

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...

What’s in the $57 billion general budget bill signed by Whitmer

by Fix MI State | Jul 21, 2022 | Roads & Bridges

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed a $57 billion general budget covering everything from roads and economic development to health and public safety. It is the first time that general funding is wrapped up this early in the Democrat’s 3½-year tenure,...