Tag: ATSSA

Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In is May 10-11; registration filling fast

This year’s Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, being held May 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency Washington at 400 New Jersey Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., is filling up fast, according to a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) press release. Everyone is encouraged to join with colleagues to advocate for the industry at the fly-in. Although a five-year highway […]

April 14, 2016

National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 11-15

This year’s theme for National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), set for April 11-15, is “Don’t be THAT Driver: Work on Safety. Get Home Safely. Every Day.” The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host the kick-off event for this year’s program near the 32-mile I-75 widening project outside of Toledo on April 12 at […]

April 7, 2016

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ARTBA offering scholarships to children of highway workers killed or disabled on the job

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation is once again offering scholarships to the children of highway workers who were killed or permanently injured while doing road work. ARTBA announced earlier this month it was seeking applications from qualified high school students for the 2016/2017 Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program. The scholarship […]

February 18, 2016

National Work Zone Memorial travels through Pennsylvania, honoring lives lost in work zones

The National Work Zone Memorial, the traveling tribute to those who lost their lives in work zones, made three stops in Pennsylvania last week. The memorial was established by the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Foundation in 2002 “Having the National Work Zone Memorial stop in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is a great honor, but also […]

July 20, 2015

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Three students awarded Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarships

The American Traffic Safety Services Foundation awarded its Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship to three students who each lost a father during work zone accidents. The foundation awarded Lyndsay Morgan of Cape Coral, Florida, and Andrea Pair of Spiro, Oklahoma, $5,000 each and Carl Moser of Middletown, Maryland, $6,000. Morgan’s father, Steven, was working on a roadway […]

May 12, 2015

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National Work Zone Awareness Week is March 23-27

“Expect the Unexpected” is the theme for this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week, a campaign designed to promote safe driving through highway work zones and construction sites. First launched in 2000 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), […]

March 10, 2015

National Work Zone Awareness Week 2015

Who Cares About Safety?

If safety is such an important jobsite concern, why aren’t fatal accident numbers dropping for road contractors? According to a survey from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, the number of deadly jobsite accidents increased from 110 in 2003 to 119 in 2011. There were some deadlier years […]

August 12, 2013

New product showcase opportunity for products release to market after Feb. 13, 2012?

Did you release a new product to the marketplace after Feb. 13, 2012? If so, you are eligible to participate in the New Product Showcase at Traffic Expo 2013. You will receive signage to be placed on your booth indicating that you have a product that was introduced after the 2012 convention. Also, your product […]

October 23, 2012

ATSSA Webinar Wednesday: Testing of Permanent and Work Zone Signage

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June 16, 2011

Missouri to host 2012 National Work Zone Week event

On the heels of Work Zone Awareness Week, Missouri has been chosen from several other state nominees to host the national work zone kick-off event on Monday, April 23, 2012. “We wanted to select a state that’s doing something wonderful that could be shared with the rest of the nation,” said James Baron, director of […]

April 19, 2011

Are you ready to rumble — drive with rumble strips that is?

The state of Washington sure is! According to a report in the Seattle Times, an analysis of state highways found that centerline rumble strips — the grooves cut into pavement on 2,000 miles of the state’s two-lane highways — has reduced serious injury and fatal crossover collisions by 57 percent. The reported is included in […]

January 12, 2010

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