Barrasso to Step Aside as Lead GOP Member of Key Senate Committee
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Nov. 18 announced his intent to leave the post and instead lead Republicans on the Energy and Natural Resources...
2021 U.S. Transportation Construction Market Forecast Webinar Coming Dec. 10
One of the biggest question marks is how COVID-19 related declines in transportation user fee revenues will impact 2021 construction market growth at the national and state levels. Other key questions relate to the prospects for early passage of a Biden administration...
U.S. DOT Releases Updated Environmental Review Rules
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory & legal issues, ARTBA The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has released proposed updates to the transportation project environmental review process to further reduce or eliminate costly and time-consuming...
Concrete Technology Inc. Expands Fleet with Next Generation CASE CTLs
Founded in 2001 as a small crew focused on commercial flatwork, Concrete Technology Incorporated (CTI) (Grimes, Iowa) has grown to more than 150 employees and has expanded its scope of services to include heavy highway paving, DOT and municipality work. Compact track...
In Memoriam: Rich Warden, Industry Safety & Grassroots Leader
By Rich Juliano, general counsel, ARTBA Richard A. Warden, Sr., a retired executive with The Rogers Group known for his commitment to safety and ability to organize transportation construction professionals for grassroots action, passed away Nov. 8. He was 82. A...
2021 Events Schedule Is Under Construction
ARTBA's 2021 events schedule is being developed and subject to the ongoing situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Issues Program (FIP) and Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In is scheduled for May 18-20 in Washington, D.C. The ARTBA National...
South Carolina Invests to Improve Rural Road Safety
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is using new gas tax revenue to reduce the state’s highest-in-the-nation rural roadway fatality rate. Nearly 60 percent of the state’s highway deaths occur beyond its...
‘Future of Work’ Hot Topic at ARTBA’s Final 2020 Regional Meeting
By John Schneidawind, vice president, public affairs, ARTBA Technology and the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to influence transportation construction work zones and other workplaces, a panel of industry leaders and outside experts told ARTBA’s combined Central and...