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Roadbuilding

ARTBA seeks students for 2015-16 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is seeking qualified students for its 2015-16 “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program.” The scholarship, which is in its 15th year in 2015, provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers who have been killed or permanently disabled while working in […]

January 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA honors Texas A&M University Professor

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) has honored Dr. Jon Epps, senior research fellow and executive associate director of Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University, with its prestigious “S.S. Steinberg Award.” Dr. Epps received his award during the association’s annual Research and Education Division (RED) meeting in Washington, D.C on January 12. […]

January 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA forecast calls for modest 2015 growth

The U.S. transportation construction market will see a 3.1 percent growth from $185.9 billion in 2014 to $191.7 billion in 2015, according to a forecast released by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black. The projected growth is slightly above the anticipated growth in the overall economy. U.S. Gross […]

December 3, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA to EPA: Ditches are not ‘waters of the United States’

The potential delays and increased costs that would result from extending federal authority to cover roadside ditches would divert resources from timely maintenance activities and potentially threaten the role ditches play in promoting roadway safety, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The association submitted comments Nov. 14 to the U.S. Environmental […]

November 27, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA announces Hall of Fame inductees

James D. Pitcock, Jr., and Horatio S. Earle are the 2014 inductees to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Transportation Development Hall of Fame.” Petcock spent 60 years as the  chief executive officer of Texas-based Williams Brothers Construction Company. Earle is the former Michigan highway commissioner who led the good roads movement at the turn […]

November 14, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA now accepting 2015 Globe Awards nominees

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has announces it’s now accepting nominations for its 2015 Globe Awards program.  The annual competition recognizes surface transportation projects and transportation construction firms that utilize exemplary environmental processes to protect or enhance the natural environment.The Globe Awards competition is structured into the following two […]

October 23, 2014

Roadbuilding

Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship program accepting applications

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting applications for the “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program” for the 2014-15 academic year.  The scholarship provides financial assistance to help the children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty pursue post-high school education. The […]

October 10, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA accepting ‘Transportation Development Hall of Fame’ nominees

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation has announced it’s now accepting nominations for the 2015 “Transportation Development Hall of Fame.” The Hall honors people from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transportation development or demonstrated exceptional leadership over their lifetime. Nominations are considered in two categories: Transportation […]

October 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA Video: Fix the Highway Trust Fund …NOW!

American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane has released the above video urging transportation design and construction industry professionals to let their voices be heard during the mid-term elections. Ruane’s video highlights the current political situation with the Highway Trust Fund and explains what stakeholders can do to help ensure their […]

October 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

Two students take top honors in ARTBA video contest

A high school student from Pennsylvania and an undergraduate student from Florida Polytechnic Institute were named winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 4th annual “Student Transportation Video Contest.” The contest aimed to raise awareness about infrastructure issues by challenging students to develop a brief video exploring various topics relating to America’s transportation network.  Students […]

September 22, 2014

Roadbuilding

New ARTBA awards program to highlight good works

Construction firms intent on giving back to their communities may now be honored for their good works. The Transportation Development Foundation, an American Road and Transportation Builders Association foundation that promotes research, education and public awareness, is launching the Helping Hand Awards, which recognizes transportation design, construction and safety firms that improve the quality of […]

September 19, 2014

Business

New ARTBA awards program to honor construction firms who serve their communities

Construction firms intent on giving back to their communities may now be honored for their good works. The Transportation Development Foundation, an American Road and Transportation Builders Association foundation that promotes research, education and public awareness, is launching the Helping Hand Awards, which recognizes transportation design, construction and safety firms that improve the quality of […]

September 19, 2014