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Tag: American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Roadbuilding
$10B Covid aid headed to states to keep roadwork on track
A recently signed Covid-relief package will help states recoup lost revenue for road projects. See how much funding your state will get here on Equipment World.
January 6, 2021
Roadbuilding
Road construction jobs surpass 2019 employment stats for June
Of the 224 major sectors of the economy, only 27 posted annual gains in the number of jobs in June – and one of those was transportation construction, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. The sector just barely added more jobs in June versus June 2019. Highway, street and bridge contractors employed 284,400 […]
August 19, 2020
Roadbuilding
Contract awards highest in 5 years for highways, bridges, ARTBA reports
Contract award values for state and local highway and bridge projects between March and May 2020 rose to their highest levels since 2015 for the same three-month period, according to a chart from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. Despite the slow economy, some states have been able to ramp up road and bridge […]
July 2, 2020
Roadbuilding
Summer transportation construction rises in 2019
In the summer of 2019, U.S. contractors took on $45.6 billion in transportation or transportation-related projects, $4.8 billion more than last year.
October 23, 2019
Roadbuilding
Outgoing NAPA chairman Parker tells of changes and a battle to keep market share
Outgoing NAPA chairman, Craig Parker, discusses changes in the association and importance of protecting and retaining market share. Learn more here.
January 29, 2019
Roadbuilding
Miss. governor calls special session to discuss infrastructure funding solutions
Find out how Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant plans to move the state forward in terms of improving infrastructure funding on Equipment World.
September 3, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA ranks Nevada bridges #1 in the nation
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) recently-released analysis of bridges in the United States shows that only 1.6 percent of Nevada’s approximately 2,000 public bridges are considered structurally deficient, once again making Nevada the top ranking state in the nation, the Carson Valley Times reports. The Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) bridge inspection and rehabilitation program has […]
March 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
PennDOT plans to replace 20 structurally deficient bridges in Lancaster County in 2017
A report released by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) on Feb. 15 lists Pennsylvania as second among the states with structurally deficient bridges. In effort to bring that number down, PennDOT is planning to replace 20 bridges in Lancaster County in 2017 at an average cost of $1.59 million apiece, Lancaster Online reports. “We’ve been chipping away […]
February 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT says lack of funding responsible for No. 1 ranking in deficient bridges
A 2016 report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association ranked Iowa no. 1 in the country for structurally deficient bridges. Of the approximately 5,000 deficient bridges in the state, approximately 400 of them are closed. “Funding is the main issue, you know,” Scott Neubauer with the Iowa Department of Transportation told KCCI TV. “The locals need more money […]
June 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Las Vegas spending $20 million on seismic updates to bridges on I-15
While engineers try to figure out why a bridge in Oklahoma failed so easily when it was hit by a truck on May 19, highway workers in Las Vegas are busy making sure their bridges are safe. According to 3 News Las Vegas, several Interstate 15 bridges are receiving $20 million worth of seismic updates. “We are wrapping […]
May 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Lack of funding front and center in ARTBA Student Transportation Video Contest winners
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association named two students the winners of the fifth edition of the organization’s Student Transportation Video Contest. ARTBA announced that Maryland high school student De’Jia Long-Hillie and University of North Texas undergraduate Alexis Gamboa were named the winners of this year’s contest. ARTBA said the goal of the contest is […]
October 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
David Zachry elected ARTBA chairman for 2015-2016 term
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has named David S. Zachry as the association’s next chairman for the 2015-2016 term. ARTBA announced the election during its recent annual national convention in Philadelphia. Zachry is the CEO of Zachry Corporation, a construction and materials company based in San Antonio. He has more than 30 […]
October 5, 2015
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