ARTBA - Thu August 25, 2022
ARTBA Foundation Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class
Pennsylvania highway contractor Donald B. Stabler, Utility & Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA) of New Jersey CEO Robert A. Briant Jr., E-Z Pass co-founder James "J.J." Eden and iron plow inventor John Deere are the 2022 inductees into the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's "Transportation Development Hall of Fame."The Hall "honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S....
ARTBA - Mon July 18, 2022
Fluor Executives, LaGuardia Airport, Transurban Receive National Public-Private Partnership Awards
Fluor Corp. Project Director Roya Noorbakhsh, Fluor Corp. Communications Manager Laura Ware, La Guardia Airport's Terminal B project and Transurban's Express Lanes community grant program in northern Virginia have been recognized as models of excellence in transportation leadership, finance and innovation, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 14....
ARTBA - Thu June 23, 2022
ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer's Statement on Proposed Federal Gas Tax Holiday
Dave Bauer, president and CEO, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), made the following remarks on the proposed federal gas tax holiday:"Senior administration officials know full well the 18.4-cents-per gallon federal gasoline tax is not the factor driving increased prices at the pump....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon May 23, 2022
FHWA Updates National Bridge Inspection Rules
The FHWA has updated its National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) for highway bridges per requirements in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The updates incorporate technological advancements including drone use and repeal of the outdated Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Discretionary Bridge Candidate Rating Factor....
ARTBA - Wed May 18, 2022
President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Rob Portman Receive ARTBA's Highest Honor
President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are the 2022 recipients of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) highest honor — the "ARTBA Award."The award was given May 17 in Washington, D.C., during ARTBA's 2022 Federal Issues Program and Transportation Construction Coalition's (TCC) Fly-In....
ARTBA - Wed May 18, 2022
Thirty-Two Industry Leaders Participate in ARTBA Foundation Leadership Development Program
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP) hosted 32 emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry in an intensive May 16 to 17 introduction to federal legislative and regulatory advocacy issues....
ARTBA - Mon May 16, 2022
ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to Seven Children of Fallen Highway Workers
Seven children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2022-23 school year from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Foundation's (ARTBA-TDF) "Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship" fund....
ARTBA - Wed April 20, 2022
ARTBA: Rollback of NEPA Reforms Threatens Transportation Project Delays
The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) April 19 decision to impose new environmental regulations jeopardizes the efficiency of the transportation project delivery process and the promised outcomes of the 2021 federal infrastructure law, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
ARTBA - Mon April 18, 2022
ARTBA, NSSGA: Clean Water Act Rules Hurt Transportation Sector's Ability to Fix Nation's Roads & Bridges
Confusing rules promulgated by federal agencies under the Clean Water Act (CWA) are hurting the transportation construction sector's ability to fulfill the goals of the landmark Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), according to an amicus brief filed April 13 with the U.S....
ARTBA - Wed April 13, 2022
VIDEO: Public, Private Sectors Expand Safety Services With Launch of New Roadway Work Zone Clearing House Website
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have worked together for the past 10 months to significantly expand services aimed at improving roadway work zone safety in preparation for the additional project sites to come as recently-enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding flows to the states....
