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Roadbuilding

House tax reform disregards highway funding, ARTBA says

A national transportation association says the U.S. House “has dropped the ball” on highway funding with its new tax bill. The bill, designed to provide corporate and individual tax relief, fails to address the Highway Trust Fund, which the American Road & Transportation Builders Association says will become insolvent in 2021. ARTBA also said in […]

November 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA elects Cummings as 2017-2018 chairman

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has announced the election of Matthew G. Cummings, executive vice president with global infrastructure company AECOM, as its 2017-2018 chairman. Cummings has worked in the transportation construction industry for 30 years, with the last 23 years at AECOM, where he led AECOM’s $2 billion transportation business in […]

September 29, 2017

Safety

Silica rule controversy continues despite OSHA enforcement delay

Depending on whom you talk to in the construction, aggregates and paving industries, the three-month enforcement delay of federal silica dust rules is an opportunity to fine-tune the compliance guidelines, or it’s a minor speedbump toward excessive government regulation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced April 6 it would delay the enforcement date […]

May 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA report identifies regulatory reforms seen as key to Trump administration

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has released a report identifying 20 federal policies and regulations it sees as key for the incoming Trump administration to address in coming years. The association says some of these are “hindering the ability to complete transportation improvement projects efficiently, safely, in a timely manner and in […]

January 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Eisenhower, founders of Caterpillar among ARTBA inductees for Transportation Development Hall of Fame

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the addition of four individuals to its Transportation Development Hall of Fame, which honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to the development of transportation in the United States during their careers. Nominations are made in the following two […]

December 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA forecasts 1.3% growth in transportation construction for 2017 to $247.8 billion

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association is calling for transportation construction and “related market activity” to grow just 1.3 percent next year, with most of the increase expected to come from the private sector. ARTBA’s chief economist Alison Premo Black releases her full forecast today during a one-hour webinar. The transportation construction market is […]

December 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

These are the 4 award-winning videos in ARTBA’s 6th annual Student Transportation Video Contest

The four winners of this year’s Student Transportation Video Contest sponsored by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Research and Education Division touched on separate issues impacting transportation infrastructure, covering transit, funding, autonomous vehicles and work zone safety. ARTBA announced the winners during its recent National Convention in Tucson. The contest is held […]

October 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA names 2016-17 officers during national convention

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recently named its officers for 2016-17 during its recent national convention in Tucson. David S. Zachry, president and CEO of the San Antonio-based Zachry Corporation will remain as chairman. Other officers include: Senior Vice Chairman: Matt Cummings, executive vice president, AECOM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First Vice Chairman: Bob Alger, […]

October 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA presents 2016 Division Awards in 4 categories during annual convention

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) presented division awards in four categories during its recent national convention in Tucson, Arizona. Winners include: Guy Kelcey Awared: Tim Faerber, senior vice president, HNTB Corp. This award, which honors Guy Kelcey, one of the Planning & Design (P&D) Division’s organizers, is given each year to an […]

October 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Lawmakers see little negative impact at the polls after voting for gas tax increases

A study by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) show 98 percent of lawmakers who supported gas tax or equivalent increases to pay for transportation projects in 2015 won their primary races this year. The report, produced by the ARTBA Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC), looked at eight states including Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, […]

September 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA looking for Student Transportation Video Contest entries

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is seeking entries for its sixth annual Student Transportation Video Contest. ARTBA designed the contest to help raise awareness about the conditions of transportation systems across the country and is sponsored by the group’s Research and Education Division. The contest is comprised of two categories, General Transportation […]

July 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado’s U.S. 36 wins ARTBA’s P3 project of the year; Purdue University president honored for innovative financing

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized Colorado’s U.S. 36 Express Lanes project and Purdue University President Mitch Daniels for “innovative transportation financing” during its recent Public Private Partnerships (P3) in Transportation Conference. The U.S 36 Express Lanes project received the Project of the Year, which honors a project that “demonstrates the value […]

July 18, 2016