Risk Assessment is Key Focus of ARTBA’s Northeastern Regional Meeting
By Allison Klein, senior vice president of strategic engagement, ARTBA Risk assessment, project scheduling, and contract payment processes are major concerns for transportation design and construction industry professionals. ARTBA’s Northeastern Regional Meeting, Oct....
ARTBA’s Regional Meetings Feature Top State Agency Speakers
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Key state transportation department officials are among the featured guest speakers at ARTBA’s four Regional meetings, upcoming from Oct. 23 through Nov. 14. This year’s Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation™ Workshop, part of the Oct....
Repeal of 1916 Rule Heralds Era of Product Innovation and Safer Highways and Bridges
Photo courtesy of Mobile Barriers By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Sept. 26 repealed a 103-year-old federal procurement rule that prohibited state and local governments from using patented or...
Updates From ARTBA’s National Convention in Savannah
Above, outgoing and incoming ARTBA chairmen, Bob Alger, left, and Steve McGough at the Monday night banquet. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25 The ARTBA Board of Directors concluded the convention. Updates are now closed. Thanks for reading. *** Russell McMurry, commissioner for...FY 2020 Spending Bills Move Toward November Passage
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA The House and Senate are moving forward with important spending legislation to avoid a government shutdown. The House, by a 301-123 vote, Sept. 19 passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) – a temporary...Advertisements:
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