U.S. DOT Pumps $1 Billion in BUILD Grants to 44 States
By Lauren Schapker, vice president of legislative affairs, ARTBA The U.S. Department of Transportation Sept. 16 awarded $1 billion in Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) discretionary grants to 70 projects in 44 states. The competitive grants...
July Value of Highway & Pavement Construction Work Up 9 Percent
By Dr. Alison Premo Black, chief economist, ARTBA The value of highway construction work reached $9.12 billion in July, up from $8.35 billion in July 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Airport runway, railroad, and subway and light rail construction values...
EPA Reforms Its Guidance Document Process
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to clarify and simplify its process for issuing guidance documents. Its Sept. 14 final rule responds to a 2019 executive order from President...
CASE Releases Next Generation SiteWatch Telematics Platform
CASE Construction Equipment has released the next generation of its SiteWatch telematics platform with an all-new dashboard, more intuitive navigation and new overview sections that spotlight critical information without requiring the user to search extensively for...
ARTBA’s Three Policy Forums Make Thier Debut
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA’s policy priority forums--Construction, Innovation & Technology, and Safety--debuted this week in virtual sessions joined by attendees from across the association’s eight divisions. The forums were created by ARTBA’s...
Upcoming ARTBA Events
Click the hyperlinked event name for more information and to register. Check back soon if event is not yet linked. Sept. 22: Southern Leadership Team Sept. 23: Western Leadership Team Sept. 24: Central Leadership Team Sept. 28: Transportation Officials...
OSHA Announces Final Rule on Cranes and Derricks in Railroad Construction
By Katie Chimelewski, director of safety and certification, ARTBA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Sept. 15 announced a final rule on its crane and derrick standard for projects involving railroad tracks. The move is intended to avoid confusion...
Innovating in a Crisis with e-Ticketing
By Matthew Valle As society and industry grapple with managing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, construction technology offers a good example of how state transportation departments (DOTs), producers, and contractors can adopt new ways to leverage technology to...