Senate Aviation Bill Remains Grounded
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) June 12 told reporters the Senate would not take up a federal aviation program reauthorization before the July 4 holiday recess. The...
Highway & Bridge Construction Employment Ends Growth Streak
By Lital Shair Nada, market research associate, ARTBA Highway and bridge contractor employment was flat in April 2018 compared to April 2017, ending four years of monthly gains, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Although...
Agencies Move Forward with “Waters of the U.S.” Rule Rewrite
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory & legal issues, ARTBA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) June 15 sent draft revisions of the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), marking a...
Pizza Chain Provides Pothole Repair Grants
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA Need more evidence that transportation infrastructure investment isn’t keeping pace with maintenance and construction needs? The proof is in the pizza. Domino’s Pizza this week announced its “Paving for Pizza” campaign,...
Maryland Pumps $890 Million Extra into I-95 Express Project
William Pines at the June 15 MWRTBA meeting. By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA Maryland early next year will invest an additional $890 million to extend northbound I-95 Express Toll Lanes by more than 10 miles, a state transportation official June 15...
Four Former U.S. DOT Secretaries Confirmed for ARTBA P3s in Transportation Conference
Top, Secretary Mary E. Peters, left, and Secretary James H. Burnley. Bottom, Secretary Samuel K. Skinner, left, and Secretary Rodney E. Slater. By Allison Rose, member services, records and chapter relations director, ARTBA A special opening panel at the 30th Annual...
A Sphere of Safety
By Brad Sant, senior vice president of education and safety, ARTBA Several years ago, the ARTBA Foundation developed a training program for spotters and drivers/operators to improve safety around large trucks and other heavy equipment through better communication. The...
Terracon’s Bravo Receives ASCE 2018 Engineer Award
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA ARTBA member firm Terracon employee Oswaldo (Ozzy) Bravo received the 2018 Edmund Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Bravo is a senior associate in...
