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Asphalt Association Study Challenges Use of Material Discount Rate in Road Life-Costing

NAPA report reveals the material-specific discount rate isn't used or accepted by economists

Press Release • January 24th, 2012

Will 2012 be the year we see a new highway bill?

Article • January 19th, 2012

A team at Rutgers University designed a robot to help it diagnose problems in roads and bridges before they are visible to the naked eye.

News • January 19th, 2012

Highway Trust Fund in Trouble

A Taxpayers for Common Sense white paper details problems including insufficient revenues, declining value of the incoming revenue stream and looming insolvency

Whitepaper • January 19th, 2012

Public-Private Partnerships - What You Need to Know

This article provides a basis for understanding the key issues and opportunities related to Public-Private Partnerships, as well as an outlook for the market in the U.S.

Whitepaper • January 18th, 2012

ARTBA Foundation Seeks Nominations for 2012 "Hall of Fame"

Hall honors individuals or families for extraordinary contributions and leadership to US transportation development

Press Release • January 18th, 2012

3 Political Challenges to Enacting Transportation Bill by March 31

SAFETEA-LU, the federal surface transportation bill, expires on March 31. Enacting a bill by then requires quickly overcoming big political challenges (e.g., how to fund the bill) and procedural challenges (e.g., deadlines for committees to act...

News • January 17th, 2012

ARTBA Gridlock Clock Tracks Congressional Inaction on Overdue Transport Bill

Clock draws attention to more than 835 days since expiration of the last multi-year surface transportation reauthorization law

Press Release • January 13th, 2012

Roadbuilding Industry Highlights the Importance of Transportation Investment with Congressman

Congressman Aaron Schock met with leaders in the Illinois transportation industry to solicit ideas for getting a transportation bill moving through Congress.

Press Release • January 11th, 2012

RP190e and RP195e Tier 4i Asphalt Pavers

The 10-ft. RP-190e rubber-tired and RP-195e track highway class pavers have received a major redesign, including the addition of CAT C7.1 Tier 4 Interim engines rated at 225 hp at 1,800 rpm. Beefed up conveyor chains are of the heavy-duty offset...

Product • January 11th, 2012

New Catalog Features Viscometers, Rheometers and More

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories releases its new 2012 full-color catalog presenting Brookfield's complete line of viscometers/rheometers (both laboratory and in-line), texture analyzers and powder flow testers. This year's catalog features...

Press Release • January 11th, 2012

Terex Restructures Fort Wayne Facility to Position for Growth

Move enables company to refine its front discharge mixer truck line to meet customer needs

Press Release • January 10th, 2012

MAP-21 Overview and Analysis

A comprehensive analysis of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act or MAP-21.

Whitepaper • January 10th, 2012

States Get $1.6B for Road, Bridge Repairs

The Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief Program will provide $1.58 billion to 30 states, territories and federal land management agencies to repair roads and bridges caused by storms, flooding, hurricanes and other disasters.

News • January 10th, 2012

ARTBA-Backed Wetlands Case Gets U.S. Supreme Court Hearing

ARTBA and other stakeholders are urging the U. S. Supreme Court to suspend the EPA's seemingly automatic presumption of the need for a wetlands permit on all needed infrastructure and residential improvements.

Press Release • January 9th, 2012

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