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 [...]
News HNTB Vice President, Georgia DOT Chief Engineer, Two Project Managers/Policy Researchers and A. Morton Associates Inc. Honored with ARTBA’s Women Leaders Awards (WASHINGTON)—A chief state transportation engineer, a vice president at HNTB Corp., two transportation policy project managers, and a women-led civil engineering firm are the [...]
News San Antonio Construction Executive David Zachry Honored with ARTBA Award (WASHINGTON)— David Zachry, CEO of San Antonio-based Zachry Corp. and a long-time volunteer leader in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), is the 2020 recipient of the organization’s highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was [...]
News NEPA Modernization Reforms Must be Upheld, ARTBA Tells Federal Court (WASHINGTON)— The Trump administration’s recent modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a “long overdue remedy” bringing “much-needed clarity after decades of conflict and confusion” that have needlessly delayed essential transportation projects, the American [...]
News ASAE Recognizes ARTBA As One of 100 Associations That Will “Save the World” (WASHINGTON)— The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has been named as one of 100 associations “that will save the world” by the nation’s premier organization for the association management community. The [...]