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Voting for ARTBA Officers and Directors Ends Sept. 4

Register for ARTBA’s 24th P3 in Transportation Conference, October 10-12

The September 11-14 National Convention in Memphis offers a great opportunity to play a leadership role in your national association and elevate awareness about your company’s products and services. More than 30 firms and organizations are already on board. You can join them by becoming a major sponsor,

The White House announced August 20 it would expedite the permit and review process for four major transportation projects as part of President Obama’s “We Can’t Wait” initiative. The reviews include plans to increase speeds on a section of the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor as part of a long-term plan to deliver high-speed rail service between Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash. Another rail project would raise the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line in North Dakota above the new water level of Devils Lake. The Administration

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but you must act by close of business on Tuesday, August 28. There are a variety of packages available. Contact ARTBA’s Vice President of Meetings & Events Ed Tarrant.

Current sponsors include:

Memphis Blues• Tennessee Road Builders

Association

Platinum• AECOM• Association

of Equipment Manufacturers

• Caterpillar, Inc.• HCSS• HNTB• Lockton Insurance• Marsh

Last Call to Sponsor ARTBA National Convention

The deadline for submitting your vote for the 2013 ARTBA Executive Committee and Board of Director nominees is fast approaching. Votes must be cast by September 4.

A link to the online ballot was sent to ARTBA members via email August 13 and the “official” slate of nominees listed were selected by the ARTBA Nominating and

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Upcoming EventsVisit our Events Page for more information.

National ConventionSeptember 11–14 Memphis, Tenn. [Add to Calendar]

LōTrans Virtual Conference & Innovation ShowcaseSeptember 18 - 20[Add to Calendar]

P3s in Transportation ConferenceOctober 10–12 Washington, D.C. [Add to Calendar]

4th Annual Construction Law & Regulatory ForumOctober 24-25Washington, D.C.

Western Regional MeetingNovember 27-28San Francisco, Calif.[Add to Calendar]

Central Regional MeetingNovember 29-30Chicago, Ill.[Add to Calendar]

Southern Regional MeetingDecember 3-4Atlanta, Ga. [Add to Calendar]

Northeastern Regional MeetingDecember 5-6Boston, Mass. [Add to Calendar]

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Voting Ends Sept. 4

Leadership Development Committee chaired by Bill Cox, Corman Construction and committee members Charlie Potts, Heritage Construction & Materials, Larry Tate, Caterpillar, Inc., Larry Peterson, Kleinfelder, Inc. and Steve McGough, HCSS. Members can vote for the entire slate as presented, or write in names of other nominees.

Those selected to serve on the 2013 Executive Committee and Board of Directors will be installed at the ARTBA National Convention in Memphis, Tennessee Sept. 11-14.

Vote online, or contact ARTBA’s Kate Lammie with questions.

Since enactment, outlays of Recovery Act highway and Tiger Grant funds total $24.76 billion (see above chart). This represents 91.7 percent of the $27.0 billion of ARRA highway and TIGER I grant funds obligated for highway improvements. See the tables below for state by state outlays. View full report.

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Products & ServicesConnect with Industry Leaders: Advertise in ARTBA’s Digital Buyers Guide

Promote your firm’s products and services before a wide audience of material suppliers, manufacturers, design firms and contractors.

Contact ARTBA’s Peter Embrey for more information.

Share your company or agency’s best photos!

The editorial staff of ARTBA’s “Transportation Builder” magazine is plan-ning its annual special section in the September/October issue featuring outstanding photos of transportation infrastructure projects from across the nation.

Send photos to ARTBA’s Jenny Ragone by Thursday, September 13. Here are the entry guidelines:

• Maximum two photos per member company.• At least 300 dpi as a TIF or JPG file. Do not send images over 10 MB.• Include captions, location, photographers name, and submitting

company.

9th Annual “Through the Lens” Transportation Design & Construction in Pictures

ARTBA’s October 24-25 Legal Forum to focus on MAP-21

The new highway and transit law –

MAP-21 – will be the focus of ARTBA’s 4th

Annual Transportation Construction Law and

Regulatory Forum. The event, scheduled

for October 24-25 in Washington, D.C.,

will provide transportation design and

construction professionals with analysis

of the new law’s historic policy reforms,

program consolidation and environmental

improvements, all of which will result in a

myriad of legal and regulatory challenges

relating to the delivery of transportation

improvements.

Federal Highway Administration Chief

Counsel Fred R. Wagner is confirmed as

the keynote speaker. Sessions will be led

by some the nation’s top construction

law attorneys, and will cover topics

such as environmental compliance,

labor law, DBE compliance, insurance

coverage & alternative project delivery,

risk management & alternative project

delivery, and public-private partnerships.

Registration is $495 for past attendees,

$595 for ARTBA members, and $795 for

non-members.

Register, or contact ARTBA’s Sara Jones

for more information.

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TRB Newsletter: Aug. 21 Highlighting new research, technologies, industry best practices and information resources available to the transportation design and construction industry.

A service of ARTBA’s multi-modal councils, it features current transportation developments making news across all modes and regions. Contact: Sara Jones to become a subscriber or visit www.artbamultimodal.org.

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Legislative & Regulatory News

“You can look at the station, you can look at Infrastructure here in Washington or anywhere else in the country. Look at it closely. And if you’re honest with yourselves, you know that it was designed and built and paid for by our parents and grandparents, and in some cases by our great-grandparents. Then you have to ask yourself the next question: Are we doing right by the next generation? Are we paying it forward? Do we have a bold vision that will make a foundational investment in economic development that transportation is?”

Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary John Porcari, at an August 20 press conference.

“For far too long, Washington has skimmed off Harbor Maintenance Tax funds for purposes unrelated to ports or harbors. These funds are intended for the dredging and maintenance of our ports and harbors, which support millions of jobs across Ohio and our country. With the economy still lagging behind, it is more important than ever to ensure robust commerce at our nation’s ports and harbors to grow the economy and create jobs.”

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in an August 20 letter to the Office of Management and Budget.

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Infastructure Permits Fast Tracked

will also speed reviews for a replacement bridge in Maine and new bridges on I-5 in Oregon and Washington.

More expedited projects will be announced in the coming weeks as President Obama has highlighted infrastructure investment as a campaign issue in swing states ahead of the November elections.

U.S. DOT Announces Freight Policy Council

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood August 23 announced the launch of a Freight Policy Council which will focus on improving the condition and performance of the national freight network.

The Council will be chaired by U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari, and will include Administration officials from highways, rail, ports and airports. The freight and logistics industries, consumers and other stakeholders will also play an advisory role. ARTBA will continue to work with the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve the nation’s freight transportation network and advocate for the establishment of Critical Commerce Corridors. We will keep you apprised of our work with the Council.

U.S. Ranks 26th Internationally in Road Satisfaction

A Gallup survey released August 20 finds 69 percent of Americans are satisfied

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with their local roads and highways—a figure that ranks the U.S. at number 26 internationally in between major economic competitors China and India, ranked 24th

at 70 percent satisfaction and 34th with 65 percent satisfaction respectively. The United Arab Emirates topped the survey with 90 percent of respondents satisfied. The island nation of Comoros came in last among the 148 nations surveyed with a satisfaction rate of just 10 percent.

The Gallup survey concluded “all countries, particularly low-income and middle-income countries, must focus not only on improved road safety and fewer traffic accidents, but also on making long-term political and financial commitments to improving road networks, re-examining driver education and driving requirements, and removing unsafe vehicles from roadways.”

ARTBA Transportation Law Committee Co-Chair Receives Industry Honor

Lorraine D’Angelo, of Schiavone Construction in Seacaucus, N.J., received the

2012 NJBiz General Counsel of the Year Award for Corporate Compliance Professional/Private Company. The awards program recognizes “the unique accomplishments of general counsels, chief legal officers and corporate compliance professionals at New Jersey-based companies and non-profit organizations.” Ms. D’Angelo is responsible for the creation and implementation of the company’s “best practices” ethics and compliance program and oversees ethics and compliance for three affiliated companies of Dragados U.S.A.

Ms. D’Angelo said, “The regulatory environment and aggressive investigation by the government underscores the importance of ethics and compliance programs. I am pleased to be recognized as a positive contributor to the growth of this field and to share this award with every member of my organization—from the

Lorraine D’Angelo, of Schiavone Construction in Seacaucus

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Download a PDF copy of the digital “Washington Newsline.”

LōTrans™ 2012, the Local Transportation Management Virtual Conference & Innovation Showcase featuring “Best Practices in Work Zone Safety,” is scheduled for September 18-20 at a computer near you.

This industry-first event is primarily aimed at public officials and will feature more than 30 educational sessions from national industry leaders.

There are no travel costs. No booth shipping and set-up costs. You can monitor activity from your office computer and talk with visitors to your booth in real time.

You’ll also have the ability to select from a series of booth options and we’ll help you put it together.

Most importantly, LōTrans™ will help you reach your target audience: key decision-makers at public agencies.

View the exhibitor prospectus by clicking on the image above or visit: www.lotransvirtualconference.org.

Questions? Contact ARTBA’s Peter Embrey or Ed Tarrant: 202.289.4434.

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LoTrans™ 2012Local Transportation Asset Management

Virtual Conference & Innovation Showcase

Featuring Best Practices in Work Zone Safety

September 18-20 at your desktop

Exhibitor Prospectuswww.lotransvirtualconference.org

LōTrans™ 2012 Exhibit Opportunities

President on down to the newest employee—all of whom are responsible for its success!” Read the full press release.

Chris Bertram, U.S. DOT Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs

• Parsons Brinckerhoff• Scott Insurance• Skanska USA Civil Inc.

Gold • DGLF CPA’s and

Business Advisors• J.D. Abrams, L.P.• Liberty Mutual Surety• Oldcastle Materials, Inc.• Stowers Machinery

Corporation• Volvo Construction

Equipment• Wright Brothers

Construction Co., Inc.Silver• Corman Construction,

Inc.• Heritage Construction &

MaterialsBronze• Ammann & Whitney• Astec Industries, Inc.

• Colas Infrastructure• Gannett Fleming, Inc.• Granite Construction

Company• H.W. Lochner, Inc.• HDR Engineering Inc.• Herzog Contracting

Corp.• International

Construction Equipment, Inc.

• Kleinfelder, Inc.• Lanford Brothers Co.,

Inc.• Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.• Paul F. Phelan Family• Trinity Highway

Products• UTCA of New Jersey• Vulcan Materials• Wirtgen America• Work Zone Safety

Training Program

The convention also features a slate of top notch speakers, including Scott McKain, one of only 150 living members of the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame and an expert on brand differentiation; Bill Logue, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight Corporation, who will share the company vision for the nation’s transportation network; John Schroer, Tennessee’s transportation commissioner, who will provide a report on the state’s infrastructure plans and potential market opportunities; and Dexter Muller, a senior vice president with the Memphis Chamber of Commerce, who will lead a discussion called “Memphis Logistics: We’ve Got the Moves.”

Register at www.artbanationalconvention.org.

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Speakers Added for 24th Annual P3 Conference. Register Now!

Chris Bertram, U.S. DOT assistant secretary for Budget and Programs and chief financial officer, will address the audience on MAP-21’s historic changes to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance in Innovation Act (TIFIA) program at the 24th Annual ARTBA P3 Conference, held October 10-12 in Washington, D.C. Conference attendees will also hear from Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton, Illinois DOT Deputy Director Roger Driskell, Ohio DOT Deputy Director of Innovative Delivery Jim Riley, and many more.

The ARTBA P3 Conference is annually the best opportunity to network with industry-leading public and private officials in the alternative delivery and private investment sectors. ARTBA members receive a 40 percent discounted registration rate of $950 and public officials can register for just $150—a discount of over 90 percent! A special hotel reservation rate has also been secured for conference attendees. More details, sponsorship opportunities and registration are available at www.artbap3.org or by contacting ARTBA’s Hank Webster at 202.289.4434.

October 10 -12, 2012Renaissance Downtown Washington, D.C. Hotel

The ARTBA P3 Conference is the private infrastructure investment community’s premier opportunity to connect with hundreds of key decision makers, project sponsors, private sector finance execu-tives, consortium leaders and officials from all levels of government.

For more information, contact ARTBA P3 Division Manager Hank Webster at hwebster@artba.org or 202.289.4434.

24th Annual P3s in Transportation Conference

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