by Fix MI State | Jan 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is an opinion piece originally published in the Lansing State Journal and was written by Rob Coppersmith, the interim executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association. Read more here. As 2022 begins, Michigan finds itself...
by Fix MI State | Jan 7, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
“Knowledge is power,” a short and simple statement from Eaton County’s Emergency Manager Ryan Wilkinson. Just a couple of days after a snowstorm stranded drivers on I-95 in Virginia, Wilkinson is urging people to be prepared in case they ever find themselves in a...
by Fix MI State | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Soon, federal dollars will be flowing into cities and counties across the country in the wake of President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure law. How that cash will be spent and what projects get priority will often be left to local government agencies. WXYZ...
by Fix MI State | Dec 15, 2021 | Construction Profiles
What does fixing Michigan’s infrastructure look like? DiPonio Contracting, Inc. (DCI) was founded in 1995 and is based out of Shelby Township, Michigan. Originally focused on site grading, DCI has developed into an underground contractor completing a wide range of...
by Fix MI State | Dec 9, 2021 | Work Zone Safety
Legislation currently before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee would allow traffic cameras to be placed in construction zones on state roads. Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association VP of Government Affairs Lance Binoniemi tells WSJM News speed...
by Fix MI State | Dec 9, 2021 | Work Zone Safety
Over the past 5 years, road construction in Michigan has become increasingly more dangerous for workers. A new bill in the Legislature aims to make their job safer and remotely catch speeding drivers. In 2020 alone, there were 4,035 work zone crashes in Michigan,...
by Fix MI State | Dec 3, 2021 | Work Zone Safety
New legislation in Michigan could mean more safety for road workers. Advocates are working to pass laws that would add speed cameras in work zones. It’s a change that one parent says can help save lives. “If they had barriers up there Davyon and Nick would still be...
by Fix MI State | Dec 3, 2021 | Work Zone Safety
A bill in the Michigan House would clear the way for the use of automated speed cameras in work zones on roads and highways under certain conditions. Currently, 17 states and Washington, D.C. have laws like this in place. The Michigan Department of Transportation said...
by Fix MI State | Nov 30, 2021 | Work Zone Safety
Lance Binoniemi, vice president of government affairs at the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement after the Michigan House Judiciary Committee hearing on HB 5272, legislation that would allow for the placement...
by Fix MI State | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association is hailing President Biden’s signing of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill this week. VP of Government Affairs Lance Binoniemi tells WSJM News it will send $7.3 billion in road money to Michigan over the...
