American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

Wed October 19, 2016

Four Students Take Top Honors in 6th Annual National Video Contest on America's Transportation Infrastructure 

High school students from Washington state and Massachusetts, an undergraduate at New York University and a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon were all named winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) 6th annual “Student Transportation Video Contest.” The selections were announced during the Oct....

Mon October 17, 2016

Contractors from Pennsylvania and Texas Receive National Safety Awards

Transportation construction companies from Pennsylvania and Texas were recognized for their outstanding corporate worker safety programs at the 2016 American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) National Convention in Tucson, Arizona....

Wed October 12, 2016

Industry Launches New Safety Program

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has launched a groundbreaking professional certification program developed by safety leaders from some of the nation's top transportation infrastructure firms, the insurance industry, organized labor and government....

Tue October 11, 2016

ARTBA Announces 2016-17 Officers During National Convention in Tucson

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2016-2017 officers during the association's national convention, held Oct. 4-6, in Tucson, Ariz. They include:• Chairman: David S....

Tue October 11, 2016

Caterpillar Chief Doug Oberhelman Receives ARTBA¹s Highest Honor

Doug Oberhelman, chairman and chief executive officer of Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc., is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Oberhelman Oct....

Thu October 06, 2016

ARTBA Announces 2016 Division Award Winners

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized transportation design and construction industry leaders Oct. 5 with division awards during the association's national convention, held in Tucson, Ariz....

Wed September 07, 2016

ARTBA Challenges FHWA Proposal to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) challenged the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) proposal to measure greenhouse gas emissions from new transportation projects.The proposal is part of larger performance measures required under the 2012 “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (MAP-21) surface transportation reauthorization law....

Tue September 06, 2016

2016 Primary Results Confirm Gas Tax Increase Vote Not Politically Toxic

A new analysis of eight states that passed legislation to increase their state motor fuel taxes in 2015 to pay for important new transportation improvements shows that 98 percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported the bill won their primary races in 2016....