Trump Administration Issues New ‘Waters Protection’ Rule
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA The Trump administration’s rewrite of the 2015 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule–officially released Jan. 23–will help restore clarity to federal wetlands regulations and reduce delays...
ARTBA Urges Next Steps to Remove Proprietary Products Rules
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA ARTBA is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to resolve why the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) still prohibits patented and proprietary products from being used for...
Trump Environmental Modernization Reforms Will Help Spur Transportation Infrastructure Improvements, ARTBA Says
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA The Trump administration Jan. 9 announced proposals to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which ARTBA believes will both reduce delays to key transportation improvements projects and...
ARTBA & Others Urge Congress to Fund Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA and eight other transportation-focused organizations are urging Congress to provide federal funding for automated speed enforcement in work zones, currently prohibited by provisions in the FAST Act and National Highway...President Trump Signs Final FY 2020 Spending Law
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA President Donald Trump Dec. 20 signed an eight-bill omnibus appropriations package, which included full-year FY 2020 transportation spending. The package fully-funds the FAST Act authorized spending...Advertisements:
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