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State Transportation Commission actions: minutes, four policy votes, an appointment and a resilience plan amendment (Jan. 30, 2025)
Summary
The State Transportation Commission recorded unanimous votes on minutes, four policy actions, an appointment to the Transportation Asset Management Council and an amendment to include MDOT’s Resilience Improvement Plan in MM2045.
The State Transportation Commission took a set of formal actions during its Jan. 30, 2025 meeting. All recorded votes below were unanimous (six in favor, zero opposed, no abstentions) unless noted.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes (Nov. 7, 2024): Approved unanimously. Motion and second recorded on the record; roll call vote recorded as all aye.
- Commission Policy 6 (Standard and Supplemental Transportation Construction Specifications): Adopted with minor revisions to clarify how the commission engages on specification updates. Motion made by Commissioner Salisbury; second by Commissioner Schultz. Roll call: Chair Mike Hayes — yes; Vice Chair Salisbury — yes; Commissioners Welburn, Schultz, Turner, Brown — yes.
- Commission Policy 15 (Construction motorist delay costs during project scoping): Rescinded. Motion to rescind made by Commissioner Salisbury; second by Commissioner Welburn. Roll call: unanimous yes.
- Commission Policy 136 (Noise abatement): Modified to simplify program categories, update reporting requirements and remove material already covered by federal regulation. Motion moved and seconded; roll call: unanimous yes.
- Commission Policy 237 (Border crossing policy): Revised with minor wording changes and removal of sections no longer applicable. Motion moved by Commissioner Turner; second by Commissioner Schultz. Roll call: unanimous yes.
- Transportation Asset Management Council appointment: Mark Wharton (nominated by County Road Association of Michigan) appointed; term to begin May 2025 and end May 2028. Motion made and seconded; roll call: unanimous yes.
- MM2045 amendment — Resilience Improvement Plan: The Commission voted to amend the Michigan Multimodal 2045 long range transportation plan to include MDOT’s Resilience Improvement Plan. The inclusion supports MDOT’s ability to program PROTECT‑funded resilience projects with a reduced non‑federal match. Motion carried unanimously (six yes votes); roll call recorded each commissioner in the affirmative.
Meeting context and next steps: Commissioners and staff said the policy reviews are part of a larger project to examine 26 commission policies (12 completed, 14 remaining) and to ensure policies reflect current law and MDOT practice. The resilience plan amendment was approved following FHWA review and will let eligible PROTECT projects claim an additional reduction in the state non‑federal match (presenter described a 7 percentage‑point baseline reduction already applied to prioritized projects and the amendment supporting an additional 3 percentage points, for a 10 percentage‑point total reduction on qualifying protect projects).
Provenance: Each vote and roll call is recorded in the meeting transcript; the commission clerk conducted roll call votes and announced each commissioner’s recorded vote.
