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....
ARTBA - Thu November 16, 2023
Infrastructure Law Turns Two; Impacts Increasingly Felt Across America
States have committed federal funds to support more than 56,000 eligible transportation improvements in all 50 states during the last two years, spanning nearly every U.S. county, according to a review of the latest available federal data conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
ARTBA - Tue October 24, 2023
ARTBA Foundation Expands Scholarship to Help More Children of Fallen Construction Workers
The ARTBA Foundation's scholarship fund, which for 25 years has helped children of fallen highway construction workers attend college and trade school, is expanding its reach and impact. The newly renamed Lanford Family Transportation Construction Worker Memorial Scholarship now extends post-high school financial assistance to the sons, daughters or legally adopted children of workers killed or permanently disabled while working on projects in these sectors: airports, bridges, marine, ports and waterways, public transit, roads, railroads, tunnels and utilities....
ARTBA - Tue September 19, 2023
HNTB's Yarossi Honored With Prestigious George S. Bartlett Award
Paul Yarossi, an HNTB senior executive and the 2011 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chair, is the 2023 George S. Bartlett Award recipient. It was presented Sept. 12 during ARTBA's national convention in La Jolla, Calif....
ARTBA - Wed September 13, 2023
ARTBA Contractors From Arizona, Nebraska, Utah Receive 2023 ARTBA Contractor Safety Awards
Transportation construction companies from three states were recognized Sept. 11 for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) national convention in La Jolla, Calif....
ARTBA - Tue September 12, 2023
ARTBA Announces 2023 Division Award Winners
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized transportation design and construction industry leaders Sept. 11 with division awards during the association's national convention in La Jolla, Calif....
ARTBA - Tue September 12, 2023
ARTBA Awards Top Women in Transportation Design, Construction
Two transportation construction professionals, a leading academic, two vehicle technology researchers, and a company empowering female employees were all honored with the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's "Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction" awards Sept....
