January 14, 2021 | Regulatory
Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory & legal issues, ARTBA The Trump administration issued final rules on wetlands permitting and drones during its last week in office. ARTBA also submitted comments on groundwater jurisdiction. Here are more details and...
January 7, 2021 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The Trump administration this week took several key regulatory actions that impact the transportation construction industry. These include: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a...
December 26, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The Trump administration is finalizing multiple regulations before it leaves office, and ARTBA is ensuring that transportation construction industry interests are represented in these end-of-year...
December 22, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA COVID-19 relief legislation passed Dec. 21 by Congress fixes problems with the government’s earlier pandemic aid programs while also allowing a greater number of small businesses to access...
December 18, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) says it will broaden eligibility for firms to participate in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program by raising its gross receipts cap....
December 18, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Dec. 14 released its first comprehensive update in 11 years to the manual that governs the standards for traffic control devices such as safety signs and...