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...
December 16, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA Two new Trump administration rules require that federal “critical habitat” designations match the realities of species territory to avoid unnecessarily blocking transportation projects...
December 9, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is busy announcing new rules or proposed regulatory changes in the closing weeks of the Trump administration. ARTBA members should be aware of these...
December 2, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA ARTBA continues its regulatory advocacy on behalf of its members ahead of the year-end holidays and January inauguration of a new presidential administration. The association recently weighed in...
November 20, 2020 | Regulatory
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...
November 19, 2020 | Regulatory
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA ARTBA and a coalition of trade associations are challenging new questionnaires required for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness. The Small Business Administration (SBA) forms are...