Infrastructure Group Calls For More Maintenance Funds

by Fix MI State | Feb 25, 2022 | Roads & Bridges

It’s pothole season, but what happened to the calls to fix the roads? Lance Binoniemi is the vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. He told Michigan News Network this week the new budget and bond...

Michigan pothole season is here. Here’s how they form

by Natalie Kozma | Feb 25, 2022 | Roads & Bridges

Michigan’s potholes are beginning to emerge from the state’s network of roads as winter turns a corner and warmer temperatures start to return to the forecast. Cracked pavement and pieces of asphalt are a typical sight for Metro Detroit drivers in February...

Legislation Would Allow Speed Cameras In Construction Zones

by Fix MI State | Feb 18, 2022 | Work Zone Safety

Legislation has been introduced in Lansing to allow speed cameras in road construction zones. Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association Vice President Rob Coppersmith tells WSJM News his group backs the legislation. He says there were 14 work zone...

Bills would give construction workers extra protection

by Fix MI State | Feb 18, 2022 | Work Zone Safety

As construction workers push to get Michigan’s roads in better condition, they have to deal with enough on-the-job hazards — they definitely don’t need drivers creating new ones. That’s why a pair of Michigan representatives have come together from across the aisle to...

MITA urges support for work zone safety measures

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...