ARTBA - Mon June 15, 2020
Federal Court's Slap-Down of Proposed Workplace Mandate Helps Industry Protect Workers, ARTBA Says
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is entitled to "considerable deference" in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 11 federal appeals court decision. The ruling assures that the transportation construction industry is free to use proven workplace best practices to protect its workers, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
ARTBA - Wed June 10, 2020
First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Tool Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment
States leveraged $31 billion in federal funds to advance $66.5 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an interactive tool that for the first time provides the American public and elected officials a clear look at how and where each state invests its transportation tax dollars....
ARTBA - Tue June 02, 2020
Reject Effort to Force Universal COVID-19 Safety Standard on OSHA, ARTBA Tells Federal Court
Requiring the federal government to impose a single, emergency standard for coping with COVID-19 is misguided because workers are better protected from the virus by construction industry best practices rather than a rigid "one-size-fits-all" regulation....
ARTBA - Thu May 28, 2020
ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to 11 Children of Fallen Highway Workers in 2020
Eleven children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2020-21 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 27, 2020
ARTBA Launches 'Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety' Course
A national association has developed the transportation construction industry's most comprehensive safety training course to help dramatically reduce the 700 motorist fatalities and nearly 50,000 injuries that occur annually in and around the nation's infrastructure improvement project sites....
ADOT - Wed May 20, 2020
Arizona's Bridges Rank Third Among Entire Country
Bridges in Arizona have been ranked among the best in the nation in an annual survey conducted by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The organization's report found that only 1.6 percent of bridges across The Grand Canyon State were listed in poor condition, which means the state was just behind Nev....
ARTBA - Mon May 18, 2020
New Hours of Service Rule Will Speed Project Delivery While Maintaining Road Safety
New updates to the federal "hours of service" rule will speed up construction of transportation improvement projects while maintaining road safety, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 07, 2020
Contractors Stay Ahead of Challenging COVID Safety Rules
General contractors and subcontractors are taking steps to keep construction workers and the public safe during the COVID-19 pandemicAbout two weeks ago, Larry Gescher, a co-owner and the president of H.P....
ARTBA - Thu April 30, 2020
ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough Makes Case for Infrastructure Package with Trump Administration
Steve McGough, the president and CFO of Houston-based HCSS, on April 29 called on the Trump administration and Congress to take immediate steps to stabilize state transportation programs and enact a multi-year plan that dramatically increases federal highway, bridge and public transportation investment....
ARTBA - Wed April 29, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts on Agenda for 12th Annual ARTBA Law and Regulatory Forum
The potential impacts of COVID-19 on current and future state transportation improvement projects and legal strategies for managing them will be a key part of the agenda for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) 12th Annual Law & Regulatory Forum, held June 3-4....
