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Roadbuilding
TRIP report released tomorrow on Arkansas surface transportation system
TRIP will release a new report that evaluates the current condition, use and funding of Arkansas’ surface transportation system at a news conference in Little Rock tomorrow at 10 a.m. CDT. The report, “Future Mobility in Arkansas: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” analyzes road and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, economic development and […]
June 7, 2010
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers: A show about … nothing
Ironically, the things that might make a substantial impact in the safety statistics are things that cost more money – better signage, wider lanes, broader shoulders, better road surfaces, less water on the pavement in rain storms, and more and better street lights, to name just a few obvious examples.
June 1, 2010
Business
ARTBA Foundation awards scholarships to the children of fallen highway workers
The children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive financial assistance in their pursuit of higher education thanks to scholarships announced by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF). Students from Iowa, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Michigan have been named 2010 recipients of the ARTBA-TDF’s Highway […]
May 11, 2010
Roadbuilding
ARTBA Foundation announces college financial assistance to the children of fallen highway workers
The children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive financial assistance in their pursuit of higher education thanks to scholarships announced by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF). Students from Iowa, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Michigan have been named 2010 recipients of the ARTBA-TDF’s Highway […]
May 10, 2010
Roadbuilding
Caltrans honors 174 on-the-job fallen workers
Today, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) remembered 174 employees who were killed on the job, including two who died this past year. Donald Lichliter, a tree maintenance worker for more than 27 years, was struck by a car and killed in Lodi in July 2009, and Deborah Ross, a tollbooth operator for the past […]
April 29, 2010
Safety
Rep. Duncan: Reauthorization stalled because no one can agree
U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member, told his colleagues during a hearing on using innovative financing practices to deliver surface transportation projects that the main reason that reauthorization has been stalled is because Congress continues to agree to disagree. Here’s his opening statement: “This is an important hearing […]
April 15, 2010
Roadbuilding
U.S. DOT releases update to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 16 released a comprehensive update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual, which has been administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since 1971, sets the standards for road safety throughout the country. “Safety is this Department’s top priority,” said Secretary LaHood in a […]
December 17, 2009
Roadbuilding
Texas Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program receives award from FHWA and Roadway Safety Foundation
The Texas Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program has been honored with a Roadway Safety Award sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF). This is the third national award for TDS, the first coming in 2006 from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials […]
November 11, 2009
Roadbuilding
Mack Trucks continuing to sponsor Share the Road highway safety program
Mack Trucks, Inc. announced that it would continue as a major sponsor of the Share The Road highway safety education program for 2010. The announcement was made at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. Designed to enhance the safety of America’s roadways by teaching car drivers how to safely drive around large trucks, […]
October 12, 2009
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