Digging for Dirt
New DOT leadership: Mayor Pete was sworn in as DOT’s new Secretary on February 3. An AP report said he wants imaginative, bold, forward thinking and that DOT needs to take on a vital mission to rebuild America’s infrastructure and foster equality. One […]
Energy/Tech: NIST – the National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the Department of Commerce, announced last week the latest iteration of NIST’s “Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0.” NIST seeks public review and comment. In fact, […]
Transportation construction workers face on-the-job risks that federal officials should address as they focus on the rising tide of pedestrian fatalities on the nation’s roadways, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told participants at the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. […]
National and state-by-state data available: artbahighwaydashboard.org
States leveraged $31 billion in federal funds to advance $66.5 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an interactive tool that for the first time provides the American public and elected officials […]
ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough
By John Schneidawind, ARTBA vice president, public affairs, ARTBA
ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough April 29 called on the Trump administration and Congress to take immediate steps to stabilize state transportation programs, and enact a multi-year plan that dramatically increase federal […]