{"id":4259,"date":"2015-03-13T09:38:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T13:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2015-03-13T09:38:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T13:38:54","slug":"mdot-local-agency-program-urges-submission-of-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2015\/03\/13\/mdot-local-agency-program-urges-submission-of-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"MDOT Local Agency Program Urges Submission of Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FHWA is undergoing an effort to modernize the FMIS 4 system to FMIS 5. This development is scheduled to be deployed on April 13, 2015. MDOT has been informed by FHWA that access to FMIS will be unavailable between April 1st and April 13th as they prepare for this conversion. MDOT is doing everything it can to prepare for these deadlines, but please take note that the access and functionality of FMIS 5 beginning April 13th (as with any IT deployments) has the potential to be faulty or unresponsive.<\/p>\n<p>MDOT is requesting that any needs related to an initiation or modification for a job phase after April 1st and for the month of April be submitted by COB March 27th to be processed by MDOT and FHWA by March 30th. We do not want to risk any letting schedules or have project expenditures ineligible for federal reimbursement resulting from an authorization not being in place.<\/p>\n<p><em>John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, and energy issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or <span class=\"baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1\">517-908-0303.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FHWA is undergoing an effort to modernize the FMIS 4 system to FMIS 5. 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