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ARTBA, took action in two very different forums this month to defend the interests of the transportation construction industry against a California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposal that would require expensive retrofits on all diesel powered off-road construction equipment—retrofits that in some cases require undeveloped technologies or equipment unavailable in sufficient quantities.

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First, ARTBA urged a federal court October 12 to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clarify how much leeway states have under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to enact regulations impacting construction equipment. No date has been determined for the court’s decision, but ARTBA will keep you informed as this important case proceeds.

Second, the association convinced the EPA to hold a

forum October 19 for members of ARTBA’s two California chapters, the Southern California Contractors Association and the United Contractors, to voice their concerns over the retrofit proposal. ARTBA’s members told the EPA that the CARB proposal will cost California’s economy billions of dollars and endanger desperately needed transportation improvements.

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ARTBA RegionalMeetingsWestern: Nov 27-28, San Franciso, Calif.Central: Nov 29-30, Chicago, Ill.Southern: Dec 3-4, Atlanta, Ga.Northeastern: Dec 5-6, Boston, Mass.

OSHA Issues Work Zone GuidanceThe U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) October 16 issued a new guidance document providing compliance officers with procedures for conducting roadway work zone inspections. While much of the guidance is a resource for the inspectors’ personal safety, an entire section is dedicated to the hazards inspectors should focus upon during their inspections. Highlighted hazards include: proper use of temporary traffic control devices; flagging; noise; dust; illumination; personal protective equipment; scaffolds; fall protection; excavations;

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-Okla.) annual “Wastebook” aims to paint various federal expenditures as unnecessary and oftentimes absurd. The 2012 edition identifies 100 such projects with a total price tag of $1 billion in federal funds. Of the 100 projects, 10 are related to transportation generally.

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cranes, and more. The directive also informs compliance officers of their ability to use the General Duty Clause—§5(a)(1)—to cite for hazards for which there are no specific OSHA standards, including setting and retrieving cones and drums, workers crossing open traffic lanes, and wearing of high visibility apparel.

View the complete compliance directive.Contact ARTBA Senior Vice President

of Safety & Education Brad Sant at 202.289.4434 with any questions.

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ARTBA 110th Anniversary: Share Your Memorabilia

Please send your items via email or regular mail to ARTBA’s Jenny Ragone or The ARTBA Building, 1219 28th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. She can also be reached at 202.289.4434. We will include them in future “Washington Newslines.” Thanks in advance for your assistance with this 110th anniversary-related project!

The year 2012 marks ARTBA’s 110th year of service to the U.S. transportation design and construction industry. An ARTBA member recently sent us this cover of the “Road Builder News” from December 1940. We started thinking that there must be other similar items out there that ARTBA members have. In particular, we’re looking for interesting and/or old photographs of: • road, bridge, airport, rail,

waterway and transit projects under construction;

• industry professionals at work• equipment used in transportation

construction;• road and airport signs• ARTBA conventions, meetings and

events;• ARTBA leaders; and• ARTBA publications.

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Digital Magazine The list includes:

• $38.8 million to support the Alaska Railroad;

• $35.6 million to help build a trolley in St. Louis;

• $1.3 million for a business park to make a road for a factory;

• $1.1 million for sidewalks in Michigan and Florida;

• $520,000 to rehabilitate a covered bridge not used by cars or tied to any walking or bike trails;

• $450,000 to keep open an airport used for just one landing per month;

• $388,000 for five bus shelters in Grants Pass, Ore.;

• $145,000 in transportation enhancement dollars to build a sculpture garden;

• $10,000 for Michigan DOT to buy talking urinal cakes to combat drunk driving; and

• $3,700 to a West Virginia museum to build an 18-foot model street…out of Legos™.

These so-called wasteful projects represent roughly one tenth of one percent of federal transportation investment. Nonetheless, the questionable use of federal transportation funds by state and federal officials on some of these projects further reinforces why ARTBA fought, successfully,

to establish an empirically-based performance management process in MAP-21. Directing scarce available resources toward national objectives and setting new transparency requirements will help restore the public’s faith in the execution of the federal transportation programs. Read the 2012 Wastebook.

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Diesel Retrofits

The full text of ARTBA’s prior submissions on the CARB proposed retrofit regulations can be found in the “regulatory affairs” section of www.artba.org. For more information, please contact ARTBA’s Nick Goldstein.

“By cementing their positions, warring factions in Washington have created the gridlock that is pushing us toward draconian tax increases and spending cuts that will set the economy back for years, and quite likely, put us in a recession. Along with a budget and trade deficit, America is suffering from a leadership deficit just at a time when we can least afford it.”

Ram Charan, business consultant and author in an Oct 15 op-ed in “USA Today.”

“By looking back at the transportation bill victory and keeping ongoing infrastructure needs in mind, lawmakers should be reminded that there is real work to be done in Congress. It’s almost impossible for us to focus on it when we’re consumed by self-inflicted crises, such as the fiscal cliff. And it’s hard for us to make long-term investments in areas where the government does play a role, like maintaining a competitive national infrastructure system, when our budgets are consumed by unsustainable entitlement spending.”

Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in an October 15 blog post.

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TRB Newsletter: Oct. 19 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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Longtime Connecticut Industry Advocate Passes AwayMarvin Morganbesser, a longtime construction industry advocate in Connecticut, passed away on October 11 at the age of 79. A lawyer, Morganbesser served as president of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2008. CCIA includes ARTBA’s long-time affiliated chapter, the Connecticut Road Builders Association. Read the full obituary. ARTBA sends its condolences to the family.

FHWA Launches Website to Help Local Transportation Agencies Manage Federal-aid ProjectsThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has launched a new information-sharing initiative designed to help local public agencies (LPA)and state departments of transportation more easily understand and manage their federal-aid highway program projects. The initiative, called Federal-Aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies, provides an online central library of information about key aspects of the federal-aid program, including short videos which explain topics such as civil rights, environment, finance, right of way, product development, and project construction and contract administration.

The home page also offers a “state resources” button that directs users to an interactive map on the U.S. which provides easy access to contact for information for state and local FHWA offices, LPA coordinator contacts, state LPA manuals, local technical assistance program (LTAP) centers, and other helpful resources.

View the site.

Obama Administration Finalizes New Fuel Economy Standards

The U.S. EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) October 15 released new rules to increase the average fuel efficiency of cars and light duty trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2025. The EPA/NHTSA regulations build on prior fuel economy standards issued by the Obama Administration in November 2011. ARTBA has consistently urged the agencies to augment their regulations to compensate the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for any projected dilution of motor fuel tax revenues resulting from decreased gasoline and diesel purchases. ARTBA’s analysis of the new standards indicates they could contribute to the loss of more than $71 billion in HTF revenues by 2025 due to declining motor fuel purchases.

ARTBA’s prior comments on the proposed fuel economy standards can be found on the “regulatory” section of www.artba.org.

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It contains a definitive listing of “who’s who” in the U.S. transportation design and construction industry. It features contact information for the association’s top leaders, including officers, the board, division presidents, state chapter executives and past chairmen. And it has rosters of the various ARTBA committees, councils and Young Executive Development Program fellows.

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Senate Introduces Bipartisan Coal Ash Legislation

Both the House and Senate adjourned last week for a recess that will carry through both parties’ political conventions (August 27-30 in Tampa, Fla., for the GOP and September 3-6 in Charlotte, N.C., for Democrats) and last until September 10. As such, both parties are developing their political message for the last few months of campaigning before November and are

August 10 Deadline: Contractor Safety & Roadway Work Zone Safety Awards

The deadline for receiving the discounted $192 hotel room rate at the 2012 ARTBA National Convention in Memphis, Tenn. ends Aug. 10.

The Peabody Memphis Hotel is a magnificent Forbes Four-Star, AAA Four-Diamond, historic property, which has been described as “legendary, charming, elegant and grand.”

In addition to top-notch speakers and networking opportunities, this year’s convention features a spectacular program of

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events for spouses of ARTBA members. Spouses will have the opportunity to tour “Blues City,” learn about its past, and visit important cultural landmarks, such as the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, and Sun Studio and Stax Museum, where legends such as Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Tom Petty made music history. The program also includes a historical tour along the Mississippi River aboard the newly-refurbished Island Queen.

Attendees and their spouses will also have the opportunity to visit Graceland, the home of Elvis.

The full program is available at www.artbanationalconvention.org.

Contact ARTBA’s Ed Tarrant for information, or call the Peabody Memphis Hotel at 901.529.4000 to book your room. Reservations made after August 10 will be on a space-available basis.

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A bipartisan group of 12 Republican and 12 Democratic senators introduced August 2 the “Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act” to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating coal ash—used extensively in transportation construction projects—as a “hazardous substance.” The legislation, introduced by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) builds upon a

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For more information: Ed Tarrant at 202.289.4434, etarrant@artba.org or Brie Johnson at 202.289.4434, bjohnson@artba.org

November 29-30Hyatt Rosemont O’Hare AirportChicago, Ill.

November 27-28Hyatt at Fisherman’s WharfSan Franciso, Calif.

December 5-6Seaport HotelBoston, Mass.

December 3-4Hilton Atlanta Airport HotelAtlanta, Ga.

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Project Delivery Academy

Project Delivery Methods are Evolving. Are You?Learn the Fundamentals of CMGC & Design-BuildIncreased use of alternative project delivery methods such as Design-Build (DB) and Construction Manager-General Contractor (CMGC) by transportation agencies requires contractors to learn new skills. ARTBA’s Project Delivery Academy will help you learn the fundamentals of alternative delivery methods in four core areas:

• Procurement models/contract structure;• Project pricing provision models;• Developing responsive submittals to requests for qualifications (RFQ) and/or requests for pro-

posals (RFP); and• Post-award contract administration.

Bonus! One of FHWA’s top executives will be on hand to discuss the agency’s goals to double the number CMGC and DB projects over the next two years through the “Every Day Counts” (EDC) initiative. In addition, you will hear from Granite Construction and HDR Engineering representatives, who have successfully customized alternative delivery methods to fit project constraints, reduce construction costs and deliver projects below original estimates.

Contact ARTBA’s Holly DiGangi at 202.289.4434 with any questions.

Douglas D. Gransberg, Ph.D., P.E.Professor, Iowa State University, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

The Academy will be led by Dr. Gransberg, an engineer, professor, des-ignated design-build professional and owner of a construction man-agement/project delivery consulting firm. Before moving to academia in 1994, he spent over 20 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is currently leading the effort to develop the “AASHTO Guidelines for CMGC Project Delivery” and “Guidebook for Alternative Quality Management.” He is also co-author of the “AASHTO Guide for Design-Build Contracting.”

November 12-14ARTBA HeadquartersWashington, D.C.

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