Tag: American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

Roadbuilding

ARTBA receives grants to provide safety training to construction workers

The American Road and Transportation Builders Associations recently received a federal grant to train workers in the transportation construction industry about fall and work zone hazards. ARTBA said in a press release the organization received the Susan Harwood Training Grant through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to expand on ARTBA’s Transportation Development Program’s “Roadway Safety Program.” […]

September 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Keep your laws off our ditches

The current proposed regulation that would change the definition of the “waters of the United States” and expand federal regulations to cover other wet areas in the country – including roadside ditches – could be extremely detrimental to the highway and bridge building transportation industry. The proactive measures taken by the American Road & Transportation […]

December 12, 2014

Roadbuilding

Highway Funding: On the Edge of Disaster?

Congress passed legislation to patch the Highway Trust Fund until May 2015 — but it’s just another Band-Aid.

August 6, 2014

Roadbuilding

Transportation Talk: Can We Stop a ‘Painful’ Transportation Situation?

As the nation continues in a slow economic recovery, we need to ensure the HTF remains solvent.

March 8, 2014

Roadbuilding

The Magic of Rubberized Asphalt

Agencies and contractors are looking for ways to hold the line on the costs of asphalt pavements.

March 7, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA Chief Economist warns federal budget uncertainty could impact market in coming months

The real value of highway construction was up 4.3 percent in January 2013 compared to January 2012, according to the latest analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). “Weather is the driving force behind the value of transportation work in January, which can be volatile,” said ARTBA […]

March 12, 2013

Roadbuilding

Highway, bridge contract awards down 3 percent – ARTBA report

Despite the 2012 passage of the federal surface transportation law, “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (MAP-21), the real value of highway and bridge contract awards over the last 12 months was down three percent compared the previous 12-month period, according to the latest analysis of McGraw-Hill Dodge data by the American Road […]

March 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

$7 billion in federal highway funds obligated so far 2013

The latest analysis of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data shows that federal, state and local transportation departments of transportation (DOTs) have so far obligated $7 billion in federal funds during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which began last Oct. 1 — is an increase of 56 percent from the $4.5 billion obligated during the same time […]

February 15, 2013

Roadbuilding

ARTBA: States committed nearly $120 billion for transportation improvement in 2012, short of $129 billion peak in 2010

State departments of transportation (DOTs) and local governments committed a little over $117 billion in funding for highway, bridge, transit, port and other transportation-related construction projects during 2012, according to new analysis of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). ARTBA’s monthly report, “Value of Transportation […]

February 12, 2013

Roadbuilding

A New Year’s resolution for the nation: Take care of your crumbling infrastructure

It’s “I told you so” time! A recent Washington Post report noted that bridges in Washington, D.C., are falling apart faster than they can be repaired and there just isn’t the money to repair them. This isn’t a news flash to the highway and bridge construction industry – i.e. our engineer readers and highway contractors. […]

January 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

ARTBA predicts ‘modest growth’ from U.S. transportation construction infrastructure market

(Look for a more detailed report, including a slideshow, from the Better Roads staff both on the website and in the digital edition of Better Roads.) The U.S. transportation construction infrastructure market is expected to show modest growth in 2013, increasing 3 percent from $126.5 billion to $130.3 billion, according to the American Road and […]

December 3, 2012

Roadbuilding

ARTBA rolls out traffic control manual for mobile devices

Published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the MUTCD defines the standards by which public and private transportation professionals install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets, highways and bikeways, providing guidance on the types of shapes, colors, and fonts, and installation methods that should be used in road markings and signs, as well as standards by which all U.S. traffic control devices must conform. ,Published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the MUTCD defines the standards by which public and private transportation professionals install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets, highways and bikeways, providing guidance on the types of shapes, colors, and fonts, and installation methods that should be used in road markings and signs, as well as standards by which all U.S. traffic control devices must conform. ,Published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the MUTCD defines the standards by which public and private transportation professionals install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets, highways and bikeways, providing guidance on the types of shapes, colors, and fonts, and installation methods that should be used in road markings and signs, as well as standards by which all U.S. traffic control devices must conform. ,Published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the MUTCD defines the standards by which public and private transportation professionals install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets, highways and bikeways, providing guidance on the types of shapes, colors, and fonts, and installation methods that should be used in road markings and signs, as well as standards by which all U.S. traffic control devices must conform. ,Published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the MUTCD defines the standards by which public and private transportation professionals install and maintain traffic control devices on all public streets, highways and bikeways, providing guidance on the types of shapes, colors, and fonts, and installation methods that should be used in road markings and signs, as well as standards by which all U.S. traffic control devices must conform.

October 26, 2012