ARTBA - Wed May 08, 2019
Richard A. Juliano Named ARTBA General Counsel
Richard A. Juliano has been named general counsel of the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), effective May 1. Juliano, who joined ARTBA in 2002 as director of special projects, has served in several roles over the past 17 years, most recently as senior vice president for policy....
ARTBA - Wed April 10, 2019
Design & Construction of More Forgiving Roadways Will Help Save More Lives & Reduce Injuries, ARTBA Tells Congress
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) April 9 called for a fundamental shift in how the nation approaches road safety, emphasizing the need to design and build a transportation network that better compensates for error so that drivers, passengers, workers and other road users don't pay for behavioral mistakes with their lives....
AASHTO Journal - Mon April 08, 2019
ARTBA Report: Over 47,000 Bridges are 'Structurally Deficient'
According to the latest annual bridge report issued by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, 47,052 bridges in the United States are classified as "structurally deficient," down slightly from the 2018 edition....
ARTBA - Mon April 01, 2019
Investment in N.J. Water Would Provide Economic Benefit
An additional $1 billion annual investment dedicated to improving New Jersey's drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems would generate $3 billion in economic benefits and support nearly 14,000 jobs, according to a new analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
ARTBA - Tue March 26, 2019
New Ad Campaign Urges Action on Permanent Highway Trust Fund Fix, Infrastructure Investment Package
"Congress: Fix Our Infrastructure Problem Now." That's the key message of a new ad campaign urging Congress and the Trump administration to develop and pass this year a robust transportation infrastructure investment package and a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)....
ARTBA - Thu March 07, 2019
State Transportation Funding Legislation Ramping Up in 2019
Legislators in 37 states have introduced 185 bills aimed at boosting transportation investment in the first two months of 2019, a new analysis finds. This number is higher than the amount of legislation the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC) tracked over the same time period last year and is projected to grow as additional measures are introduced throughout the year....
ARTBA - Thu February 28, 2019
'Waters of the U.S.' Reg Rewrite to Reduce Transportation Project Delays
Man-made, roadside ditches provide critical surface drainage that protects the traveling public and should be exempt from federal wetland regulations, American Road & Transportation Builder Association (ARTBA) Vice Chairman David Harwood told a Feb....
AGC, AED and ARTBA - Wed February 06, 2019
Industry Groups Respond to President Trump's State of the Union
Various industry groups have issued responses to President Trump's remarks in his recent State of the Union address. Here is what they had to say:The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E....
ARTBA - Mon February 04, 2019
Students Take Top Honors in Annual Video Contest on Transportation Infrastructure
High school students from Arizona and Nebraska, a graduate student from Texas Southern University in Houston and a post-graduate student at Regis University in Boston are the 2018 winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) 8th Annual "Student Transportation Video Contest." They will each receive a $500 cash prize....
ARTBA - Mon January 28, 2019
Top WSP USA, Duit Construction Executives Tapped to Lead ARTBA's Highway & Transit Reauthorization Task Force
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chairman Bob Alger, president and CEO of The Lane Construction Corporation, Jan. 28 announced the creation of a member-led "FAST Act Reauthorization Task Force." The group is charged with developing the association's legislative blueprint for the next reauthorization of the nation's federal highway and public transit programs, due in 2020....
