News ARTBA’s Brad Sant Earns Associate Safety Professional Credential (WASHINGTON)— American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Senior Vice President of Safety & Education Brad Sant has earned the Associate Safety Professional (ASP) credential from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), which establishes standards and [...]
News ARTBA President & CEO Dave Bauer Released the Following Statement on Pete Buttigieg’s Nomination as U.S. DOT Secretary (WASHINGTON)— “As a former mayor, Pete Buttigieg has seen firsthand how transportation improvements can improve the economy and quality of life in communities. “He put forward a comprehensive [...]
News ARTBA Safety Program Surpasses 500 Credential Holders www.puttingsafetyfirst.org is Home to the Industry’s Only Internationally Accredited Safety Certification (WASHINGTON)— Catherine Hejl, a civil engineer manager at HNTB, has become the 500th industry professional to earn the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™ (SCTPP) credential, the American [...]
News After Record Year, Modest Declines Expected in 2021 Transportation Construction Market Slowdown Not Surprisingly Reflects Pandemic-Induced Recession & Budget Pressures (WASHINGTON)— The U.S. transportation construction market is expected to shrink 5.5 percent next year, driven primarily by the severe economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, [...]
News Voters Approve Record 94 Percent of Transportation Investment Initiatives Totaling $14 Billion Support Hits 20-Year High (WASHINGTON)— Voters in 18 states have approved a record 94 percent of state and local ballot initiatives to date, providing an additional $14 billion in one-time and recurring revenue for transportation improvements throughout the [...]
News Lane Construction and Wagman Executives Elected to Safety Certification Commission (WASHINGTON)— Alissa Sternagle, a corporate safety training manager at Cheshire, Connecticut, based Lane Construction Corp., and Cory Gaye, the corporate safety director for York, Pennsylvania, headquartered Wagman, Inc., have been elected to the Safety Certification for [...]
News Vecellio Group Chief Honored with National Highway Progress Award (WASHINGTON)— Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of West Palm Beach, Florida based Vecellio Group, Inc., and past chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious [...]
News ARTBA Announces 2020-21 Officers (WASHINGTON)— The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2020-2021 officers during its annual business meeting at the association’s national convention, held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They include: Chairman: Steve McGough, president and [...]
News Contractors from Ohio, Texas and Utah Receive 2020 ARTBA National Contractor Safety Awards (WASHINGTON)— Transportation construction companies from three states were recognized for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) National Convention. The annual ARTBA “Contractor Safety Awards” were [...]