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State Transportation Commission adopts suite of policy updates, rescinds Mackinac Bridge self‑insurance policy
Summary
The State Transportation Commission on April 24 approved revisions to several commission policies covering safety, oversight, public input, right‑of‑way procedures, bonding guidelines and rescinded a policy concerning a self‑insurance program for the Mackinac Bridge Authority. All recorded roll calls on the policies were 4–0 in favor.
The State Transportation Commission voted on April 24 to approve a package of policy revisions and to rescind Commission Policy 10239, a policy concerning a self‑insurance program for the Mackinac Bridge Authority.
The commission approved multiple updated policies after a work‑group review led by commission members and staff. The most notable items included a simplified, department‑wide safety policy (CP10002), an updated commission oversight/reporting policy (CP10003), clarified rules about seeking input from public interest groups (CP10005), revisions to right‑of‑way appraisals and employee attestation requirements (CP10013), and updated bonding guidelines (CP10080). The commission also rescinded CP10239, concluding that subsequent statutory changes and an agreement between MDOT and the Mackinac Bridge Authority made the policy redundant.
Why this matters: the revisions aim to clarify reporting obligations, strengthen transparency around right‑of‑way…
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