ARTBA - Wed July 24, 2024
Maze of Policy Changes May Complicate IIJA Implementation
While more than 75,000 transportation improvement projects have been initiated, including one in nearly every congressional district, and 43,000 construction jobs have been created by 2021's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), regulatory proposals threaten to hamper the law's progress, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chair Tim Duit told a congressional panel July 24....
ARTBA - Thu July 18, 2024
Georgia DOT Commissioner, Transportation Legal Expert, Projects in Pennsylvania, Michigan Spotlighted at this Year's ARTBA P3 Awards
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) presented its annual Public Private Partnerships (P3s) Awards to public and private sector leaders, a Michigan highway project and a package of Pennsylvania bridge projects during the association's 36th Annual P3 Conference in Washington, D.C., on July 17....
ARTBA - Thu May 23, 2024
Nine Children of Fallen Transportation Construction Workers to Receive Financial Assistance
Nine children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2024-25 school year thanks to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's "Lanford Family Transportation Construction Worker Memorial Scholarship."The program was established with a gift from two Roanoke, Va., highway contractors and their companies — Stan Lanford (1999 ARTBA chairman) of Lanford Brothers and Jack Lanford (1991 ARTBA chairman) of Adams Construction Company. Scholarships have a value of up to $10,000 annually....
ARTBA - Thu May 16, 2024
Forty-Four Industry Leaders Participate in ARTBA Foundation's 2024 Leadership Development Program
Almost four dozen emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry completed an intensive introduction to federal legislative and regulatory issues May 13-15 during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP)....
ARTBA - Tue April 30, 2024
ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer's Statement On Latest NEPA Rule
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced its "Phase Two" rule for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which was intended to align with permitting reforms made law in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA)....
ARTBA - Tue April 02, 2024
ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer's Statement On Courts Overturning Federal Greenhouse Gas Performance Standard
Federal Courts in both Texas and Kentucky have now ruled that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lacks the statutory authority to impose a Biden administration greenhouse gas (GHG) performance mandate on state transportation departments....
ARTBA - Wed February 21, 2024
Construction Associations Back State Challenge to Federal Rule
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) jointly filed amicus briefs in support of 22 states challenging the Biden Administration's new Greenhouse gas performance measure for state transportation departments....
ARTBA - Thu January 18, 2024
ARTBA Transportation Construction Worker Memorial Scholarship Opportunities Available
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Foundation is seeking eligible students for its 2024-25 "Lanford Family Transportation Construction Worker Memorial Scholarship Program."Applications are due April 19, and are available at www.artbafoundation.org....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 11, 2024
Contractors Give Mixed Reviews of Their Prospects for 2024
Though public spending on road construction is projected to increase by double digits again this year, contractors are cautious about this year's business prospects. Given the continued challenges facing the construction industry in logistics logjams, labor shortages and rising interest rates, the overall mood is "decidedly mixed."ARTBA reported that the public highway, pavement and street construction sector is expected to see double-digit growth for the second year in a row....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue December 26, 2023
Keeping Road Workers Alive: FHWA's Proposed Work Zone Rule Changes Get Mixed Response From Industry
FHWA and the road construction industry agree on one thing: The safety of crews in work zones is a priority. Ramped-up construction means the risk to highway workers is as great or greater this year than last....
