‘Go-To’ State & Local Transportation Investment Resource Turns Five
A panel at this year's 6th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates. By Carolyn Kramer & Eileen Houlihan In March 2014, ARTBA launched an innovative, first-of-its-kind program to provide resources on transportation investment to...
Road & Bridge Construction Job Numbers Continue to Outpace General Construction
By Corey Runkel, ARTBA economics team The nation’s highway, street, and bridge contractors posted a total employment of 396,000 in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This figure represents a 3.3 percent increase from the same time one year before. Road and...
OSHA Requests Help in Clarifying Scope of Silica Rule
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory & legal issues, ARTBA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Aug. 15 published a request for information asking the regulated community to help clarify various aspects of the crystalline silica...
ARTBA Newsline Podcast for August 16, 2019 with Nick Goldstein
ARTBA Newsline Podcast for August 16, 2019, with Nick Goldstein This week’s Newsline podcast focuses on three significant regulatory moves by the Trump administration. Nick Goldstein, ARTBA’s vice president of regulatory & legal issues, details an overhaul of the...
ARTBA Leader Sofia Berger Named to ENR’s “20 Under 40” List
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA Industry Leader Development Council (ILDC) Vice Chair Sofia Berger, senior vice president at Louis Berger, a WSP company, is among Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine’s top 20 construction industry professionals under...
ARTBA Hosts Engineering Issues Breakfast in Savannah
ARTBA's 2019 National Convention is in Savannah Sept. 22-25. By Allison Klein, senior vice president/strategic engagement, ARTBA Over 80 people attended ARTBA’s annual Engineering Issues Breakfast at the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation...
ARTBA Safety Certification Program Reaches Milestone
By John Schneidawind, ARTBA vice president, public affairs Bradley Middleton, a safety manager at Drill Tech Drilling and Shoring Inc., of Antioch, California, this week became the 400th person to earn the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™...
‘Go-To’ State & Local Transportation Investment Resource Turns Five
A panel at this year's 6th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates. By Carolyn Kramer & Eileen Houlihan In March 2014, ARTBA launched an innovative, first-of-its-kind program to provide resources on transportation investment to...