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 11, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
The amount of federal highway money automatically coming into Michigan will jump by roughly a third in the next five years, thanks to the new infrastructure law. The Michigan Department of Transportation will primarily use that to speed up projects in its pipeline, a...
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 9, 2022 | Stormwater & Wastewater
(CBS Detroit) – Last summer’s record rainfall caused massive flooding throughout Metro-Detroit. Although issues with the infrastructure were addressed, some areas are still prone for overflow. The Michigan Department of Transportation currently has 140 pump stations...
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 | Stormwater & Wastewater
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit says it’s taking on one of its most ambitious stormwater projects ever with the launch of a new $40 million system that will divert rainwater and snowmelt from an entire west Detroit neighborhood. When complete, the two new...
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...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Rubber is meeting road not in the usual sense of tires rolling on pavement but in rubber from scrap tires becoming part of road surfaces in some areas of Michigan. Recent paving projects backed by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2022 | Work Zone Safety
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Two days, two serious crashes in a construction zone on I-96. Now, Michigan State Police are warning drivers to keep their eyes on the road. “Not paying attention, didn’t realize that traffic was slowing down and ran into the back of a...
