ARTBA - Mon June 14, 2021
OSHA COVID Safety Rules Give Workplace Flexibility to Transportation Construction Firms
New guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) grant transportation construction contractors and other businesses the flexibility to adopt COVID safety protocols that fit their specific workplaces, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
ARTBA - Thu June 03, 2021
ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to 10 Children
Ten children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2021-22 school year from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation's (ARTBA-TDF) "Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship" fund....
ARTBA - Wed June 02, 2021
Harvard-Trained Economist Joins ARTBA Team
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the hiring of Josh Hurwitz as a senior economist. Hurwitz recently completed his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University and has more than a decade of experience in public policy research....
ARTBA - Mon May 24, 2021
Freight Bottlenecks Are a $42B Hidden Cost On U.S. Economy, Federal Data Shows
Freight bottlenecks cost the U.S. economy more than $42 billion in 2019 — a hidden tax on the American people that is only likely to increase as the country fully opens, according to a review of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data....
ARTBA - Wed May 19, 2021
ARTBA Foundation Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Class
The father and son team of Louis and Frederic Berger, and three-signal traffic signal inventor Garrett A. Morgan are the 2021 inductees into the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's Transportation Development Hall of Fame....
ARTBA - Mon May 03, 2021
ARTBA Training Resources Aim to Improve Transportation Project Safety
As the transportation construction industry gets ready for its peak season, so too is the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) with its world-class safety training programs. "For decades, ARTBA has worked to create and deliver high-quality education resources that are focused directly on the hazards faced by the transportation construction industry," said Bradley Sant, ARTBA senior vice president for safety and education....
ARTBA - Thu April 29, 2021
On 'Go Orange Day!' ARTBA Reminds Motorists to Drive Safe, Work Safe, Save Lives
With "Go Orange Day!" on April 28, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) observes National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) April 26-30, with this critical message to the nation's roadways users — "Obey Speed Limits....
ARTBA - Mon April 19, 2021
HNTB Inks Five-Year Deal To Serve As Exclusive Sponsor Of ARTBA Industry Leader Development Program
HNTB, one of the world's leading infrastructure firms, is confirming its commitment to developing the next generation of transportation construction policy advocates with an exclusive, five-year sponsorship of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP)....
ARTBA - Mon April 12, 2021
New Ad Campaign Pushes Economic Growth Through Infrastructure Investment
The transportation construction, labor and business community are jointly launching an ad and social media campaign to push for action this year by Congress and the Biden administration on a transportation infrastructure investment package that improves mobility and fuels economic growth....
WTVD - Wed April 07, 2021
Report Reveals Six Million Cars Use Deficient Bridges in North Carolina Each Day
Motorists traversing the Tarheel State must contend with increasing traffic, particularly in the urban areas of the state, but also driving across thousands of bridges in moderate to dire need of repair....
