Fri May 19, 2017
Next Generation of Transportation Construction Industry Leaders Press Members of Congress on Highway Trust Fund Fix
Seventeen emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry participated in an intensive Washington, D.C., “boot camp” introduction to the federal legislative and regulatory processes, and then went to Capitol Hill to urge their members of Congress to find a permanent revenue fix for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and to fully fund the FAST Act for FY 2018....
Fri May 19, 2017
Tennessee Contractor Steve Wright Receives ARTBA's Highest Honor
Steve Wright, president of Charleston, Tennessee-based Wright Brothers Construction Company, is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Wright May 17 during the association's Federal Issues Program held in the Nation's Capital....
Thu May 18, 2017
HNTB Executive Paul Yarossi named ARTBA Foundation Chairman
HNTB Executive Vice President Paul Yarossi, P.E., has been named chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) Board of Trustees....
Wed May 17, 2017
Gardner Asphalt Supply LLC & Florida Transportation Builders' Association Member Companies Overall Winner of 2017 ARTBA Foundation's “Helping Hand” Awards
Gardner Asphalt Supply LLC of Bartow, Fla., and Florida Transportation Builders' Association member companies were named the first place winner in the 2017 “Helping Hand Awards,” an annual competition sponsored by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF)....
Mon May 15, 2017
ARTBA–NAPA Partnership Features Joint Development of Online Asphalt Paving-Milling Safety Training Courses
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) today endorsed the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™ (SCTPP) program and plans to urge its member firms and their employees to earn the credential beginning this year....
Fri May 12, 2017
Congressional Leaders to Discuss Highway Trust Fund Fix & Infrastructure Package May 17
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Ranking House T & I Committee Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and House Ways and Means Committee Member Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) will address more than 500 transportation design and construction executives, and labor union officials May 17 during the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington Fly-in....
Mon May 08, 2017
ARTBA to Host 4th National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates July 12 in Washington, D.C.
Last November, voters in 22 states approved 193 ballot initiatives to increase highway and public transit investment, and state legislatures and governors in four states in April 2017 alone approved bills to increase their respective gas taxes....
Wed April 26, 2017
“Waters of the United States” Rule Fundamentally Flawed, ARTBA Tells Senate Committee
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) April 26 told a U.S. Senate panel the controversial “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule is scientifically and legally flawed and should be repealed....
Wed April 05, 2017
ARTBA Names 14 Who Earn Certification
Fourteen people earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals” (SCTPP) credential in February, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation announced....
Fri March 17, 2017
President's "Budget Blueprint" Is a Missed Opportunity to Offer Permanent Highway Trust Fund Solution
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) released the following statement about the Trump administration budget proposal:"Encouraging as it is that the Trump administration's fiscal year 2018 Budget Blueprint includes a reference to the President's pending infrastructure package, it is disappointing that administration officials failed to include proposals to provide a permanent and sustainable solution for funding the Highway Trust Fund....
