Best-Selling Safety Products, Cutting-Edge Economic Reports, Spanish-English Construction Dictionary and Interstate 50th Anniversary
Book Now Available for Purchase in
ARTBA’s 2006 Products Catalog

Washington, D.C. [March 28, 2006]— Are you interested in enhancing safety in highway work zones or improving communications with Spanish-speaking workers? Is networking with federal, state and local transportation officials the name of your game? Do you want to share with others the story of the Interstate Highway System on the occasion of its 50th anniversary? If so, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has just the publication for you with the release of its 2006 Products Catalog.

Among some of the best-selling and most valuable resources available for purchase in the catalog are:

“Spanish-English Dictionary for Construction”: The growing numbers of Spanish speaking workers in construction can create challenges affecting productivity and safety. This top-selling publication features nearly 1,500 words and terms frequently used on construction jobsites.

2006 “Wage and Benefits Survey Report”: This 150-page publication will help ensure that your firm is competitive in the employee marketplace. It provides salary, bonus and benefits data for 30 office and field positions. The survey results are based on responses from contractors representing firms of all sizes and from across the country.

2005 Transportation Officials & Engineers Directory and Database: This one-top guide provides address, phone, fax, e-mail and internet information for over 6,000 county, state and federal employees.

ARTBA Transportation Construction Market Intelligence Reports: Prepared by ARTBA’s expert economics team, this market tracking service provides up-to-date information on every aspect of the federal transportation construction market.

OSHA 10-Hour Roadway Safety Program: ARTBA and the National Safety Council developed the OSHA “10-Hour Safety Program,” an innovative training and education resource that focuses directly on the hazards and situations that face roadway construction workers every day. The program, which sets the standard for the entire industry, meets OSHA’s requirements for 10-hour accreditation.

“The Roads That Built America”: “USA Today” calls it “highly-readable and lavishly illustrated.” Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System in June 2006 is a new book that shares the fascinating story behind the construction of the world’s most complex public works project. In “The Roads That Built America,” Dan McNichol chronicles the building of the 46,000-mile highway network and details how it changed the fabric of America.

The 2006 ARTBA Products Catalog can be found on the association’s website at www.artba.org .

For more information about these and other products offered by ARTBA or to request a copy of the catalog, contact ARTBA’s Christy Woodall at 1-888-821-9653 or via e-mail at cwoodall@artba.org.

Established in 1902, ARTBA is the “consensus voice” of the U.S. transportation construction industry in the Nation’s Capital. The industry that ARTBA represents generates more than $200 billion in economic activity annually and sustains 2.5 million American jobs.

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