ARTBA - Thu September 06, 2018
ARTBA: Century-Old Rule Stifling Transportation Innovations, Safety
A 1916 rule enacted by President Woodrow Wilson's administration is curbing 21st century transportation innovations that could improve safety and quality on the nation's major roadways, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said in Sept....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 15, 2018
ARTBA to Host Workzone Management Conference in September
The Workzone Management Conference is coming to Herndon, Va. Sept. 11 to 13. The three-day event, which is hosted by the ARTBA Foundation, will feature 25 different workshops with nationally recognized presenters, who will share with attendees the latest innovations transportation construction has to offer....
ARTBA - Tue August 14, 2018
Gas Tax Supporters in 12 States Cruise Through Primaries
Ninety-six percent of state lawmakers who voted in favor of a gas tax increase and faced reelection in 2018 primaries will advance to the Nov. 6 general election, according to new data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC)....
ARTBA - Tue July 31, 2018
Regional Reports Highlight Boost to California Localities from Transportation Investment in SB 1
A series of six new reports find that an April 2017 California law will generate between $9.7 billion and $34.5 billion in economic activity and user benefits in California's major regions over the next decade....
ARTBA - Mon July 09, 2018
ARTBA Honors Texas A&M Professor, Retired ORAFOL Leader
Gene Hawkins, a professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University and retired ORAFOL Americas leader Tom Flaherty are the respective public and private sector recipients of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) 2018 “Jake Landen Memorial Safety Award.”Established in 1979 by ARTBA's Traffic Safety Industry Division (TSID), the Landen Award is presented annually to those individuals who have “made significant and lasting contributions to the safety of our nation's highways.” To be eligible, a person must have been employed, or be retired from, a private business or publicly-funded organization, made a significant contribution to highway safety and be nominated by a TSID member....
ARTBA - Tue June 19, 2018
ARTBA Leader Pete Ruane Announces Retirement Plans
Pete Ruane, president and chief executive officer of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), announced he will be retiring from the organization in October after 30 years of service. He is the longest tenured head of the 116-year-old organization....
ARTBA - Wed May 30, 2018
ARTBA Says Federal Highway Administration Decision Clears Air on Overreaching Greenhouse Gas Rule
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) commended the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) recent decision to abandon a proposal to require the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions following construction of new transportation projects....
ARTBA - Thu May 24, 2018
ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to 13 Children of Fallen Highway Workers
Thirteen children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2018-19 school year from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation's (ARTBA-TDF) “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship” fund....
ARTBA - Wed May 23, 2018
Contractors from Louisiana, Utah, California & Illinois Receive 2017 National Safety Awards
Transportation construction companies from four states were recognized for their outstanding corporate worker safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Federal Issues Program in the Nation's Capital....
ARTBA - Mon May 21, 2018
ARTBA Foundation Announces 2018 Transportation Development Hall of Fame Inductees
The Vecellio family, Charles F. Potts and Thomas N. Iovino are the 2018 inductees to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's Transportation Development Hall of Fame. The group was honored, along with the 2016 and 2017 class inductees, at a May 14 dinner in the Nation's Capital....
