Tue January 23, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Dispute Over Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Jan. 22 hailed a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision clarifying the proper jurisdiction for federal Clean Water Act (CWA) disputes. The Court had been asked to decide whether complaints arising under the CWA should be heard by federal district or appellate courts....
Wed January 10, 2018
Transportation Construction Coalition Statement Responds to Release of the Problem Solvers Caucus Report, Rebuilding America's Infrastructure
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) released the following statement in response to the Jan. 10 release of the Problem Solvers Caucus report, Rebuilding America's Infrastructure:"To its credit, the report demonstrates bipartisan support for improving all manner of infrastructure facilities and an array of specific policy actions to achieve that goal....
Tue January 09, 2018
Arizona State University Professor Ram Pendyala Honored with ARTBA's Research & Education Award
Ram M. Pendyala, a professor of transportation systems in the civil, environmental and sustainable engineering program at Arizona State University in Tempe, is the 2018 recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) prestigious S.S....
Wed December 20, 2017
ARTBA Helps Secure Purple Line Victory in Federal Court
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Dec. 19 hailed a federal appeals court decision to overrule a lower court ruling blocking the Maryland Purple Line light-rail project, one of the nation's most high profile transit public-private partnerships (P3)....
Mon December 18, 2017
ARTBA Foundation Announces 2017 Transportation Development Hall of Fame Honorees
A Massachusetts transportation contractor, a Virginia-based engineer and the long-time chief of the federal Bureau of Public Roads are the 2017 inductees for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's “Transportation Development Hall of Fame.” Launched in 2010, the “Hall of Fame” honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S....
Wed December 13, 2017
ARTBA Foundation Announces Key 2018 Scholarship, Awards & Recognition Program Deadlines
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has announced key deadlines for its 2018 scholarship, awards and recognition programs. They include:Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program — Application deadline: April 6Established in 1999, this first-of-its-kind scholarship fund provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job....
Mon December 04, 2017
ARTBA Foundation Launches New Online Safety Center
The jobsite safety of the men and women who build and maintain America's transportation infrastructure — as well as that of those who travel through our work zones — has been a top priority for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) since its founding in 1902....
Mon December 04, 2017
Modest Growth for 2018 Transportation Construction Market, ARTBA Forecast Finds
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly next year, following a 2.8 percent drop in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's economic forecast released Nov....
Fri November 17, 2017
ARTBA: House Bill “Dropped the Ball” on Transportation Tax Reform
A leading transportation infrastructure group criticized the House tax bill passed Nov. 16 for failing to address the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund in 2021 and the “$1,000 per year 'hidden tax' borne by every American household due to ever increasing traffic congestion on the Interstate highways.”In a statement released following the House tax vote, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President & CEO Pete Ruane said, “The Highway Trust Fund solvency problem is a revenue problem, not a policy problem. It is a problem that rests squarely on the shoulders of the House and Senate committees charged with developing revenue and tax bills. Federal transportation tax reform should be a priority in this broad legislation. Thus far, the ball has been dropped.”Ruane noted 253 House members—119 Republicans and 134 Democrats—signed a June 12 letter to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Ranking Democrat Richard Neal (D-Mass.) urging a permanent trust fund solution be included in tax reform....
Tue October 31, 2017
ARTBA Foundation Launches New Safety Center
The jobsite safety of the men and women who build and maintain America's transportation infrastructure — as well as that of those who travel through our work zones — has been a top priority for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) since its founding in 1902....
