Tag: American Road & Transportation Builders Association

Business

What will 2021 bring? Three Construction Economists Weigh In

From single-home residential construction to commercial construction to highway construction, find out what three economists are forecasting for 2021.

November 30, 2020

Roadbuilding

House Democrats, GOP hint at bipartisan support for renewed infrastructure talks

U.S. House Democrats are calling for a $760 billion boost in infrastructure funding over the next five years but want to hear from the White House first before discussing how to pay for it. “This framework is an opportunity to get our existing infrastructure working again and fund new transformative projects that will create an […]

February 3, 2020

Construction Equipment

Contractors confident in 2020 prospects despite economic uncertainty

’Tis the forecast season and the general feeling is muted hope – except if you talk to contractors. First, a look at 2019. When the final tallies come in, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers expects the construction equipment industry to have grown 3.9 percent – not bad, but definitely not the gangbuster 12 percent growth […]

January 13, 2020

Roadbuilding

State DOTs can breathe easier: $7.6B in FAST Act funding reinstated in deal to avoid federal shutdown

Various business and industry groups have been urging Congress to act quickly to reinstate the FAST Act funding. Details here on Equipment World.

November 22, 2019

Roadbuilding

Repeal of 103-year-old rule opens door to innovative road-safety devices

A 103-year-old federal procurement rule that road-industry advocates say stifled the use of road-safety products by state and local governments has been repealed by the Federal Highway Administration. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), which fought for repeal of the “proprietary products rule” for years, lauded the decision September 26, saying it will […]

September 30, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA selects HCSS president Steve McGough as its new chairman

Steve McGough, president and CFO of construction-industry software firm HCSS, has been elected chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. McGough will serve as chairman for the 2019-2020 term for ARTBA. He was elected this week at the association’s national convention in Savannah and replaces outgoing chairman Bob Alger. Other newly elected officers are […]

September 30, 2019

Roadbuilding

EPA rolls back 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule; ARTBA says move will reduce roadbuilding delays

The Trump administration made good on a campaign promise Thursday, repealing an Obama-era rule that expanded protection of bodies of water in the U.S. The Waters of the U.S. rule, or WOTUS, expanded the definition of what constitutes a federally protected waterway in the U.S. to encompass small bodies like wetlands and streams, according to […]

September 13, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA certification seeks to curb work-zone deaths, set industry standard

For the past three years, a safety certification program for the road construction industry has been quietly gaining momentum. The Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals began in 2016 as a response to the hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries that occur each year in road work zones. Since then, the program […]

August 26, 2019

Roadbuilding

As infrastructure talks fail, trade groups still hope for road, bridge funding

These groups are calling for a solution to fix the country’s crumbling roads, bridges and other infrastructure and hoefully as soon as possible. More here.

May 27, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA challenges transportation contractors to enroll workers in SCTPP program

ARTBA is challenging workers to enroll in the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals program for the 2019 Construction Safety Week.

May 23, 2019

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ARTBA: Pace of bridge repairs slows as states struggle to keep up

According to the ARTBA’s bridge report, the number of bridges in poor condition has declined since 2014, but at a slower rate than in the past. Learn more.

April 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

ARTBA announces co-chairs for FAST Act Reauthorization Task Force

The task force will develop the association’s legislative blueprint for the next reauthorization of the nation’s federal highway and public transit programs.

February 3, 2019