News New Ad Campaign Pushes Economic Growth Through Infrastructure Investment (WASHINGTON)— The transportation construction, labor, and business community are jointly launching an ad and social media campaign to push for action this year by Congress and the Biden administration on a transportation infrastructure investment package that [...]
News ARTBA President & CEO Dave Bauer Issues Statement on Biden Administration “American Jobs Plan” WASHINGTON – Please attribute the following statement on President Joe Biden’s “American Jobs Plan” to American Road & Transportation Builders (ARTBA) President and CEO Dave Bauer: “It is only fitting President [...]
News Over 220,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair, Latest Analysis of Federal Data Finds 45,000 Remain “Structurally Deficient” and in Poor Condition Almost 295,000 Bridges (48 percent) are in Fair Condition S. Highway 101 Span over Los Angeles River, Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge Make List West Virginia Has [...]
News Federal Investment Helped Advance 22,000 Highway Improvement Projects in 2020, New Data Reveals National and state-by-state data available: artbahighwaydashboard.org WASHINGTON – State governments leveraged $29 billion in federal funds to advance $70 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2020, according to new federal data. [...]
News Federal Court Decision Clears the Way for Faster Transportation Improvements, ARTBA & NSSGA Say (WASHINGTON)— A major March 2 court decision has given every state in the country a clear understanding of how far federal jurisdiction extends over the nation’s water bodies, eliminating potentially costly delays [...]
News 2021-22 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Opportunities Available Application Deadline: April 16 (WASHINGTON)—The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is seeking qualified students for its 2021-22 “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program.” Applications are due by April 16 and can be found [...]
News 2015 FAST Act Law Funded More Than 110,000 Road & Bridge Improvements, ARTBA Research Shows Senate Panel Holds First 2021 Hearing on Surface Transportation Bill WASHINGTON— State governments moved forward with nearly 111,000 new federal-aid highway and bridge projects during the past five years under [...]
News ARTBA Senior Vice President Allison Klein Earns Certified Association Executive Designation WASHINGTON— American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Senior Vice President of Strategic Engagement Allison Klein has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAETM) credential issued by American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). The CAE is [...]
News Cornell University, California and Washington Students Earn Top Honors in Annual Transportation Video Contest (WASHINGTON)— A Cornell University student, a high schooler from California, a college student at the University of Southern California (USC) and a high schooler from Washington state are the winners of the [...]