Tags: American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Voters approve 68 percent of transportation funding measures on ballots nationwide
On November 6, voters demonstrated, once again, the importance of transportation by approving 68 percent of the measures to increase or extend funding for highways, bridges, and transit, an American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) review finds.The association tracked ... Read More...
Treading Water
Another short-term extension of the highway bill prevented a shutdown, but the lack of long-term funding continues to undermine the construction industry.
By Tina Grady Barbaccia, News and Digital Editor
Just two days before the latest extension of the current highway bill ... Read More...
The Outlook for 2012 Remains Flat
By George H. Reddin
The 2012 outlook for construction materials shipments, highway and bridge construction, and residential construction remain flat with no significant growth expected until 2014. This is obviously disappointing for all in the industry; however, it appears to be ... Read More...
‘Rally for the Roads’ calls for well-funded, multi-year highway reauthorization bill
Hundreds of hard-hat workers from across America and representing all parts of the road construction industry and related materials suppliers rallied on the National Mall on May 25 in support of a multi-year surface transportation bill.
The "Rally for the Roads" ... Read More...
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Is Obama’s $50 billion infrastructure proposal just a shot of adrenaline?
The proposal would address “long-overdue” infrastructure investments, but new transportation bill still ... Read More...
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MSHA reminds miners they can request inspections for hazardous conditions
By Tina Grady Barbaccia, News and Digital Editor
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released two new program information bulletins pertaining to the rights of miners who make hazardous condition ... Read More...
NAPA’s Mid-Year Meeting lineup: Reauthorization and climate change
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced that the lineup of sessions for its Midyear Meeting will include the latest information about Congress’s progress on the climate change and surface transportation reauthorization bills. The meeting is scheduled for July 26-28, ... Read More...
