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ARTBA seeks nominations for Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is seeking nominations for the annual awards program for its Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Council. The awards were set up six years ago to honor individuals, companies and public agencies promoting “leadership and career advancement for women in the industry through mentoring, recognition, educational […]
July 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
New Jersey transportation project shutdown to cost 1,000+ jobs and up to $9 million per week
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) estimates the first week of the recent New Jersey transportation project shutdown could idle 1,700 workers and cost taxpayers $41 million. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of state Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects in reaction to a stalemate over legislation to raise the state’s […]
July 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA releases guide for promoting electric vehicle fees for transportation funding
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) has released a guide to help state transportation programs craft “statutory language” for electric vehicle fees to be used for funding transportation programs. “Several states have enacted these types of fees,” says ARTBA Chief Economist and TIAC Director Dr. Alison Premo Black. […]
June 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA, ATA to host event honoring 60th anniversary of Interstate Highway System
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have a planned a “lunch and policy discussion” June 29 to recognize the 60th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s signing of the law enacting the Interstate Highway System. Brian Pallasch, managing director, government relations and infrastructure initiatives for the American Society of […]
June 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA honors Anderson and Gee with Jake Landen Highway Safety Award
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has recognized two individuals, one private sector and one public sector, with its Jake Landen Highway Safety Award. The award is given yearly to honor those making “significant and lasting contributions to the safety of our nation’s highways.” Individuals are eligible if they are employed by, or […]
June 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA urges contacting representatives for permanent solution to Highway Trust Fund
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association is advocating for its members and other groups and individuals involved in transportation construction to voice support for a permanent solution for supporting the Highway Trust Fund to be part of tax reform proposals coming from the House Ways & Means Committee. ARTBA says Highways & Transit Subcommittee […]
May 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA recognizes Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Dave Gehr with Bartlett Award
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized Dave Gehr, senior vice president and highway market leader at Parsons Brinckerhoff, with the George S. Bartlett Award at its recent Federal Issues Program. In a career that spans more than 40 years, Gehr served in multiple roles at the Virginia Department of Transportation, ranging from […]
May 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA seeks clarification on movable safety barrier purchases; provides fall protection fact sheets
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is seeking clarification from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regarding state DOTs being allowed to use federal-aid highway money to buy movable safety barriers. The association says movable barriers are effective in creating “positive separation” between vehicle traffic and workers, but that FHWA hasn’t been clear in […]
May 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA report highlights structurally deficient bridges in Wisc., warrants more and better funding
A report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows a need to change how Wisconsin funds highway and bridge projects. According to wrn.com, the study found that approximately 9 percent of Wisconsin’s bridges are structurally deficient. Wisconsin Transportation Development Association President Jerry Derr tells the news agency that the state does an excellent job of […]
April 15, 2016
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ARTBA and AGC file suit to block OSHA’s revised crystalline silica rule
Two major industry associations, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Louisiana chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 4th, challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) revised crystalline silica rule. “OSHA’s silica regulation is based on flawed […]
April 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA analysis of U.S. bridges shows number of structural deficient bridges decreased in 2015
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) recent analysis of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) 2015 National Bridge Inventory shows there were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient bridges in the U.S. compared to 2014. But the group emphasizes that there are still 58,500 bridges in that condition, and estimates at current bridge investment levels it would […]
February 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation seeks nominations for “Helping Hand” Awards
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Transportation Development Foundation is seeking nominations for its second annual “Helping Hand” Award program. The program was established in 2014 “to recognize extraordinary programs—outside the scope of normal business operations—that demonstrably benefit and help improve the quality of life in the community where the company is based […]
February 8, 2016
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