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ARTBA Reports Highway & Bridge Contract Awards Down 3%

State and local governments awarded $54.3 billion in real highway and bridge contract awards between February 2012 and January 2013

Press Release • March 1st, 2013

Contractors Split on How to Fund Highway Trust Fund Shortfall

ForConstructionPros poll results

News • March 1st, 2013

Astec Sales Increase 3% to $936 Million in 2012

Fourth-quarter 2012 net income attributable to controlling interest rose 34% to $10.7 million

Press Release • February 28th, 2013

What the Sequester Means for Transportation

View an ARTBA-prepared fact sheet on the sequester's impact on federal transportation programs

Press Release • February 28th, 2013

OSHA Cites Company After Worker Dies from Electrocution Injuries

Highway Technologies receives 10 safety violations and is placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program

Press Release • February 27th, 2013

GA Senate OKs More Leeway in Design-Build Transpo Contracts

Bill going to the Georgia House would also do away with low-bidder requirement

News • February 27th, 2013

MI Plans $187 Million in Detroit-Metro Road Work

Fiscal 2013 plan will improve 80 miles of pavement and repair 15 bridges in the MDOT Metro Region

Press Release • February 27th, 2013

Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Gets Major Boost from 3M

3M Traffic Safety and Security Division makes major financial contribution to the ARTBA Foundation’s "Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program"

Press Release • February 26th, 2013

Oahu Mayor Asks to Nearly Double City Spend on Road Repair

Mayor Kirk Caldwell and other city leaders propose $150 million funded by bonds for street repaving next fiscal year, a start on repaving 1,500 lane miles over five years

News • February 26th, 2013

Astec to Exhibit at Bauma 2013

On display will be a 1/8 scale model of a complete Astec M-Pack relocatable asphalt facility

Press Release • February 26th, 2013

Optimum Asphalt Compaction in Russian Road Construction Prestige Project

Contractor uses MOBA Compaction Assistant System to achieve precise compaction of the asphalt on the Kaliningrad motorway project.

Press Release • February 25th, 2013

VA Senate Sends Transportation Package to Governor

Landmark transportation funding package will raise $880 million a year for road construction, maintenance and mass transit with tax increases on fuel and purchases

News • February 25th, 2013

San Jose Transportation Director Says Road Spending Needs to Quintuple

Quarter- and half-cent sales taxes and a $295-million road-repair bond measure proposed

News • February 25th, 2013

Volvo Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment offers a product range including wheel loaders, mini wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, wheeled excavators, excavators, mini excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, skid steers, asphalt pavers, rollers, milling...

Company • February 22nd, 2013

KPI-JCI & Astec Mobile Screens Launch Mobile App

Designed for Android and Apple devices, mobile app offers latest equipment offerings, as well as innovative calculators.

Press Release • February 21st, 2013