ARTBA - Wed April 20, 2022
ARTBA: Rollback of NEPA Reforms Threatens Transportation Project Delays
The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) April 19 decision to impose new environmental regulations jeopardizes the efficiency of the transportation project delivery process and the promised outcomes of the 2021 federal infrastructure law, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
ARTBA - Tue October 19, 2021
Proposed Rollback of NEPA Reforms Conflicts With Biden's Infrastructure Goals
The Biden administration's proposed elimination of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reforms conflicts with its own support for a once-in-a-generation increase in transportation infrastructure investment, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Oct....
ARTBA - Thu September 03, 2020
NEPA Modernization Reforms Must Be Upheld, ARTBA Tells Federal Court
The Trump administration's recent modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a "long overdue remedy" bringing "much-needed clarity after decades of conflict and confusion" that have needlessly delayed essential transportation projects, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told a federal court Sept....
AGC - Thu July 16, 2020
AGC: Final NEPA Rule Will Make It Easier to Rebuild Infrastructure
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the release of the Administration's final rule reforming the National Environmental Policy Act Permitting Process:"This updated review process will make it easier to rebuild aging infrastructure, attract private investment, support efforts to reinvigorate our economy and continue to provide strict protections for the environment....
ARTBA - Wed March 11, 2020
ARTBA: Trump Administration NEPA Overhaul Will Reduce Transportation Project Delays
The Trump administration's overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will both reduce delays to key transportation improvements projects and maintain environmental safeguards, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
ARTBA - Thu January 09, 2020
Trump Environmental Modernization Reforms Will Help Spur Transportation Infrastructure Improvements, ARTBA Says
The Trump administration's Jan. 9 proposals to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will both reduce delays to key transportation improvements projects and maintain environmental safeguards, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
AASHTO Journal - Tue June 18, 2019
FHWA Approves Full NEPA Assignment for Arizona DOT
A memorandum of understanding signed between the Federal Highway Administration and the Arizona Department of Transportation on April 16 allows the state to assume decision-making and legal responsibilities for meeting National Environmental Policy Act requirements for federal highway projects....
Cindy Riley - Thu February 22, 2018
After Nearly a Decade, U.S.-98, SR-158 Extension Resumes
After almost a decade of inactivity, construction of the U.S.-98 and SR-158 extension projects in Mobile County, Ala., has resumed, beginning with work on the Big Creek Bridge. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the current effort, which is expected to be completed by fall 2018....
Wed December 20, 2017
ARTBA Helps Secure Purple Line Victory in Federal Court
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Dec. 19 hailed a federal appeals court decision to overrule a lower court ruling blocking the Maryland Purple Line light-rail project, one of the nation's most high profile transit public-private partnerships (P3)....
Ayana Byrd - Wed July 26, 2017
Update: Border Wall Construction Continues Without Environmental Impact Study
Though funding for the estimated $21.6 billion U.S.-Mexico wall has not yet been secured, the federal government continues to move forward with construction. In the latest development, the Trump Administration intends to invoke a 2005 anti-terror law to avoid conducting an environmental review of the impact the wall will have on a national wildlife refuge....
