ARTBA Conference Focuses on Risk Shift in Transportation P3s
“Great Debate” panel, left to right: ARTBA Chairman Bob Alger, chairman of the board of The Lane Construction Corporation; panel moderator Sia Kusha of Plenary Group; Joe Wingerter, vice president project development at Kiewit; and Jim Ray, former senior adviser at...
Road & Bridge Construction Job Numbers Continue Growth
By Corey Runkel, economics intern, ARTBA The nation’s highway, street, and bridge contractors posted total employment of 381,900 workers in May, a 4.6 percent increase from the same period last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It marked the eighth...
Transportation Construction Employment Continues to Grow
By Lital Shair Nada, research economist, ARTBA Highway and bridge construction employment reached 348,700 in April, an increase of 6.8 percent compared to April 2018 levels, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It was the fifth...
FHWA Bridges & Structures Chief Addresses Inspection Criteria
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Dr. Joseph (Joey) Hartmann, director of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Bridges and Structures May 13 updated ARTBA’s 2019 Federal Issues Program about the agency’s evolving bridge and tunnel...
U.S. DOT Opens BUILD Grants, Offers Application Webinars
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2019 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. A total of $900 million in funding...Advertisements:
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