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The official publication of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association

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COLUMNSChairman’s Message

President’s Desk

OSHA Continues “Frenzy” of Rulemaking Activity

AEM Corner

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FEATURES

12th Annual Through the Lens: Transportation Construction in Pictures

Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation™ Workshop Preview: Nov. 16-18 in Minnesota

Planning & Design Market Overview

ARTBA’s Planning & Design Division

Innovative Research by ARTBA’s University Members

Grassroots Advocacy is a Group Effort

On the cover: Bayonne Bridge. Photo courtesy of HDR. Photographer: Mike Cameron

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Dr. Alison Premo BlackARTBA chief economist

Mark HolanARTBA editorial director

Eileen HoulihanARTBA senior writer/editor

Allison KleinARTBA vice president of member services

Brad SantARTBA senior vice president of safety & education

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Executive CommitteeChairman: Nick Ivanoff Ammann & Whitney, New York, N.Y.

Senior Vice Chairman: David S. ZachryZachry Construction Corporation, San Antonio, Texas

First Vice Chairman: Robert E. AlgerThe Lane Construction Corporation, Cheshire, Conn.

Northeastern Region Vice Chairman: Dave GehrParsons Brinckerhoff, Herndon, Va.

Southern Region Vice Chairman: Tom ElmoreEutaw Construction Company, Aberdeen, Miss.

Central Region Vice Chairman: Kathi HolstRoadway Construction & Maintenance Services, Warrenville, Ill.

Western Region Vice Chairman: Steve McGoughHCSS, Sugar Land, Texas

Vice Chairman At-Large: Ward NyeMartin Marietta Materials, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

Vice Chairman At-Large: Scott L. CasselsKiewit Infrastructure Group, Inc., Kiewit Corporation, Omaha, Neb.

Vice Chairman At-Large: Melissa TooleySouthwest Region University Transportation Center, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas

Vice Chairman At-Large: John R. KulkaHRI, Inc., State College, Pa.

Vice Chairman At-Large: Mike DonninoGranite Construction Company, Lewisville, Texas

Vice Chairman At-Large: Paul Acito3M Traffic Safety & Security Division, St. Paul, Minn.

Treasurer: Tom HillSummit Materials, LLC, Denver, Colo.

Secretary: Pete RuaneARTBA, Washington, D.C.

ARTBA-TDF Board of Trustees Chairman: Leo Vecellio, Jr.Vecellio Group, Inc., West Palm Beach, Fla.

ARTBA-TDF Board of Trustees Vice Chairman: Paul YarossiHNTB, New York, N.Y.

Contractors Division President: Jeff ClydeW.W. Clyde & Co., Springville, Utah

Contractors Division First Vice President: Tim DuitTTK Construction, Edmond, Okla.

Research & Education Division President: Lily ElefterladouUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

AEM Representative: Ron DeFeoTEREX Corporation, Westport, Conn.

Materials & Services Division President: Randy LakeOldcastle Materials, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.

Planning & Design Division President: Tim FaerberHNTB Corporation, Chicago, Ill.

Public-Private Partnerships Division President: Matt GirardPlenary Concessions, Denver, Co.

Traffic Safety Industry Division President: Sue ReissImpact Recovery Systems, San Antonio, Texas

Transportation Officials Division President: Paul GrunerMontgomery County Engineers’s Office, Dayton, Ohio

Council of State Executives: Mike PepperMississippi Road Builders Association, Jackson, Miss.

Immediate Past ARTBA Chairman: Doug BlackJohn Deere Landscapes, Alpharetta, Ga.

Past Chairman’s Council Chairman: Jim MadaraGannett Fleming, Allentown, Pa.

Young Executive Leadership Council Chairman: Ponch FrankRanger Construction Industries, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Joint Committee Representative: Matt CummingsAECOM, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Back in 2004, “Transportation Builder” asked member firms to submit their best photos of highway, bridge, transit and other transportation infrastructure projects for a special feature we called “Through the Lens.”

The response was overwhelming, and we were happy to publish these “shining examples of our industry’s work in building and improving America’s transportation network.”

Some examples included the November 2003 opening of the Carquinez Suspension Bridge in northern California, a Flatiron Construction project; the Pocahontas Parkway in Richmond, Virginia, an early public-private partnership; and the IH635/US75 interchange in Dallas, Texas, a project of Zachry Construction Corp., the family business of ARTBA’s 2015-16 chairman, David Zachry.

Since then, “Through the Lens” has become a regular feature in our magazine, highlighting more than 100 projects. Our 12th annual edition begins on page 16. This is the largest and most diverse collection I’ve seen in the four years that I’ve been collecting the photos and organizing them on the pages.

Some images take you up close and personal with the construction workers, like the High Point, North Carolina, “streetscaping” project seen on page 16. Other photos give a bird’s eye view of the projects, like those on page 22. You’ll look down on the IH96/US23 interchange in Livingston County, Michigan, and the dismantling of the East Span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge in California.

The vibrant colors in some of the images make it look as if these are paintings instead of photographs. A photo submitted by HDR, on cover and page 17, shows how brilliant the colors of equipment can be against the night sky.

These transportation projects represent more than just hundreds of good jobs and important economic development for the nation. They also show the beauty that planners, designers and engineers have created in local communities.

I’m already looking forward to seeing next year’s submissions!

Also in this issue we debut a new feature, the RED Project Spotlight, which introduces innovate research by ARTBA Research and Education Division members. See page 25.

The 5th annual “Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation™ Workshop” is being held Nov. 16-18 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The program will focus on bringing new innovations into the U.S. transportation construction marketplace. Check out the story and the program on page 10.

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3. Producing eight major research reports for Congress that quantified the economic benefits of federal transportation infrastructure investment or factually debunked political arguments used by gas tax opponents;

4. Leveraging the efforts of the Transportation Construction Coalition and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition to broaden the reach of our industry’s messages to lawmakers and the Obama Administration; and

5. Investing in new digital grassroots technologies through the “Phone to Action” platform, which has already generated more than 6,100 documented emails, Facebook and Twitter messages from nearly 2,000 advocates to members of Congress since April.

The DRIVE Act These efforts paid off with the Senate passing by a wide bipartisan margin the six-year “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act.” It contained modest increases in investment, along with important policy changes that ARTBA has been advocating for several years through its Trans 2020 Task Force. The DRIVE Act also marked the first time in 10 years that one house of Congress had passed a bill that was more than two years in duration. As I write this, the House is scheduled to take action on its version of the bill in late October.

ARTBA Strategic Plan Some of my goals as chairman were developed with the ARTBA Strategic Plan in mind. To that end, we made significant progress. The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) (www.transportationinvestment.org) is growing exponentially and has become a

from the chairman

Nick IvanoffPresident & CEOAmmann & Whitney 2015 ARTBA Chairman

My Year at the Helm

As an avid sailor, I always have good charts and a strong sense of where I

am navigating; knowing that unexpected weather or other challenges could develop on the voyage. I’ve tried to bring that same sea sense to my tenure as ARTBA chairman over the last year.

As I write my last column, I wanted to take a look back to highlight what we accomplished together.

Most notably, and supported with generous investments from ARTBA member firms and state chapters for the “Transportation Makes America Work” program, we’ve been relentless in pushing Congress and President Obama to permanently fix the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and pass a well-funded, multi-year surface transportation bill.

Our advocacy blitzkrieg included:

1. Developing on Capitol Hill and within the Administration two innovative funding plans that could be used to stabilize and grow revenue for the HTF—“Getting Beyond Gridlock” and the “Motor Fuels Refinery Excise;”

2. Executing comprehensive radio, television, print and digital advertising campaigns inside the D.C. beltway and in the districts of top congressional leaders;

go-to resource for industry professionals and the news media. In July, TIAC hosted a very successful Second Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates in Washington. Attendance was up 50 percent from the inaugural event, and we had 28 states participate.

Promoting Safety There were two areas of focus in the safety arena during the past year— backing and signaling, and fall protection. We completed work on both. ARTBA’s new certificate course on safe backing and spotting was rolled out to the Contractors Division in August, and we are now scheduling training. And ARTBA’s safety team also completed more than 15 documents and exhibits regarding fall protection from bridges and other structures.

Engaging Millennials We continued looking to the future and charting a course to more fully engage millennials with the creation of the Young Executive Leadership Task Force. I’m very proud of the group’s work and the comprehensive report they put forward—and which the Board endorsed at its meeting during the National Convention in Philadelphia—with its core set of recommendations to provide the next generation with additional leadership and advocacy opportunities within the association.

In closing, I ask all ARTBA members to support 2015-16 ARTBA Chairman David Zachry and his new leadership team as they continue working hard to achieve final passage of the surface transportation bill.

I want to thank the ARTBA Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and the entire membership and staff for your guidance and support over this past year. I can’t think of having a better crew onboard!


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Pete RuanePresident & CEOARTBA

These developments also underscore why it is critical for all ARTBA members and other industry executives not to give up, but remain in the game and keep pushing Congress to act.

Talk to your senators and representatives in person and over the phone when possible. Use our digital grassroots platform in the “Take Action” section of www.tmaw.com to boost the messaging via email, Twitter and Facebook.

We’ll keep you posted on the fluid developments from Capitol Hill through the “Washington Newsline,” our website: www.artba.org, and our social media channels. Your personal commitment to ratcheting up the grassroots political pressure is the key to getting meaningful legislation!

Highway & Transit Bill Politics is a Contact Sport This Fall

A lot more than autumn leaves were rustling in the Nation’s Capital as this

issue of “Transportation Builder” went to press in late October.

The House Transportation & Infra-structure (T&I) Committee released a six-year highway and transit bill—the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA)—even as the chamber grappled with the leadership battle that began in September with the resignation of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

The T&I Committee marked up and approved the bill on Oct. 22; a move that brings reauthorization one step closer to completion by the end of 2015.

Another short-term highway and transit funding authorization extension is likely to allow for additional time for the full House to take action on the bill. And the creation of a conference committee to resolve the differences between STRRA and the Senate-passed DRIVE Act will also offer another opportunity for ARTBA and its industry allies to help shape the provisions in the final bill.

Given that politics on Capitol Hill these days is a contact sport, we should all be prepared for more hurdles, twists and turns in the weeks ahead. But the critical point is this: progress continues to be made, even if it is slower than our industry—and American businesses and motorists—might like.


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New products and processes to improve transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance are emerging

at an unprecedented pace. But the latest technology and techniques aren’t much good without federal and state transportation agencies giving the green light to use them.

At the ARTBA Foundation’s 5th Annual Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation™ Workshop, held Nov. 16-18 at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, a key interactive panel session will explore how to break down barriers in bringing new innovations into the U.S. transportation construction marketplace. This panel will lead into a workshop, where attendees will be tasked with a similar challenge.

“I’d like to get into a healthy discussion, a productive conversation about what are the barriers, what are the restrictions and how have organizations been able to navigate

the problems?” said John Hillman, president and CEO of HC Bridge Company, and co-moderator of the session.

The other moderator is John Huyer, contract administration engineer at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He will review rules of the road for allowing innovations to reach federal aid highway construction projects.

Transportation department officials from Maine, Virginia and California also will provide step-by-step case studies that spotlight how new products reached the market in their respective states. They will help explore how industry and agency partners might streamline the process.

“Right now, if something is approved in Virginia that doesn’t mean that it’s going to be approved in North Carolina,” said Jeff Milton, a 41-year veteran bridge preservation specialist at the Virginia Department of Transportation. “With 50 state DOT’s there are 50 ways to evaluate these products, and that’s obviously a challenge to the industry.”

Once a product or process is found safe and effective, there needs to be quicker way to get it to market “without having to reinvent the wheel,” Milton said.

Other panelists include:

• Dale Peabody, director of transportation research, Maine Department of Transportation;

• Mark Henderson, owner, LJB Inc.;

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• Mike Keever, structure design chief, California Department of Transportation; and

• Lester Hensley, CEO, EMSEAL.

During the Nov. 17 session, the group also will explore the different perspectives of construction and maintenance divisions; barriers to testing new technology; and how public-private partnerships and design-build contracts incentivize contractors to implement innovations.

Hillman, a past presenter at TransOvation™ workshops, said the gathering is one of his favorite industry events of the year.

“It’s not only transportation companies, but companies with cultures of innovation that have opportunities for synergies,” he said. “It’s an open forum for learning creative ways to solve the enduring problems of our transportation dilemma.”

Ross Smith is among the outside-the-industry thought leaders participating in the event. He has spent over 20 years developing and testing software for Microsoft and knows how to cultivate an environment that can lead to increased collaboration, productivity and profit.

“It’s interesting to see the influence of technology on transportation infrastructure,” he said. “You wouldn’t normally put these industries together, but with the pervasiveness of technology, you see it more and more.”

Roads and vehicles are getting smarter, he said, through the impact of GPS navigation and dynamic tolling. He said data collection will continue to have a big impact on both road builders and car builders.

Attendees will also hear from other fantastic innovation thought leaders, including Ted Zoli, senior vice president with HNTB and John P. Banovetz, vice president at 3M Corporate Research Laboratory.

TransOvation™ plays off three key words: transportation, innovation and ovation. The event is named after Dr. J. Don Brock, the late founder of Astec Industries, who secured over 90 U.S. and foreign patents on construction machinery and drying equipment.

The 3M Innovation Center at the company’s St. Paul headquarters is one of 50 similar centers in 40 countries. The center includes interactive displays, films and presentations about 3M technologies and the company’s culture of collaboration.

Go to www.transovation.org to register or for more information contact Allison Klein at [email protected].

Schedule

3M Innovation Center


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16

2:30-4:00 p.m. Registration Opens

3M’s display of advanced materials for machine readability—including infrared vision, light detection and range (LIDAR), and magnetic—designed to enhance driver-assist systems

4:00-4:30 p.m. Welcome and Program Overview

4:30-5:15 p.m. Opening Session

5:15-6:00 p.m. Success Story: A Path to Innovation

6:30-8:00 p.m. TransOvation Awards Opening Reception (Loews Minneapolis Hotel)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

8:00-9:00 a.m. Group Introductions and Icebreakers

9:00-10:00 a.m. 3M Welcome

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Breaking Down the Barriers: The Steps to Getting a New Innovation into the U.S. Transportation Construction Market

12:15-1:00 p.m. Lunch Buffet for Groups 1-3 and Tour for Groups 4 & 5

1:00-1:45 p.m. Lunch Buffet for Groups 4 & 5 and Tour for Groups 1-3

2:00-5:00 p.m. Group Workshop

6:00 p.m.-Midnight Workshop Group Meeting Space at Hotel (optional)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

8:00-8:30 a.m. Opening Session: FHWA Leader

8:30-11:00 a.m. Workshop Continues

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Presentations by Workshop Groups to Industry Leaders

1:00-1:30 p.m. Closing Comments

Mark Holan is ARTBA editorial director: [email protected].


Federal Aid Program Supports $10 Billion Annually in Highway & Bridge Planning & Design Projects

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Source: ARTBA analysis of FHWA data. Includes projects that have received FHWA division approval between 2005 and 2014. Percent is total expenditures for planning, design and construction engineering work divided by total project costs.

Source: ARTBA analysis of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data. Includes projects that have received FHWA division approval between 2005 and 2014. Percent is total expenditures for planning, design and construction engineering work divided by total project costs.

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We can’t overemphasize how important the federal aid highway program is to the U.S. highway and bridge

construction market, accounting for over 52 percent of state DOT capital outlays. But a closer look at those numbers reveals just how crucial that federal investment is for the early phases of the highway and bridge construction pipeline—the planning and design market.

Planning and design and construction engineering investment on federal aid projects has totaled nearly $100 billion over the last decade—or just over 14 percent of total project costs.1 During that time period, states obligated over $524.6 billion in federal aid funds to support $718.4 billion in total highway and bridge program spending. Depending on the mix of projects, planning and design work ranged from 12 to 16 percent of total project costs in a given year.

As with the construction market, planning and design activity in 2016 and beyond will depend on the overall health of state and local government revenues and the federal aid program. Continued delays and extensions for fully funding a long-term surface transportation bill will further temper the market.

This summer, the Senate passed the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act,” which contained modest increases in investment, but only funding for three of its six years. A House bill was still being deliberated on as this story went to press.

State DOTs used federal funds to support planning and design work on nearly 200,000 projects between 2005 and 2014, not including general programs that covered design work

in multiple districts or regions. Over half of total spending was for design-related work on our most traveled network—the roads and bridges on the National Highway System.

Forty states and Washington, D.C. also used $13.7 billion in federal funds to support over $30.1 billion in design-build projects during the last decade. Planning and design work ac-counted for $3.3 billion or just over 10 percent of total costs. Eight states—Florida, Virginia, California, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas—generated 78 percent of the design-build market activity that used federal funds.

Some of the largest design-build projects that received approval for federal funding in the last decade include the Port of Miami Tunnel in Florida; State Highway 183 reconstruction and managed lanes in Texas; the Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Project in Missouri; and the 11th Street bridge project in Washington, D.C.

State and local highway and bridge programs spend an estimated $13 billion annually on highway and bridge planning and design work, including the use of outside consultants and in-house staff.

The full outlook for the 2016-2020 planning and

design market will be released Dec. 2, along with

the rest of ARTBA’s modal forecast.

Dr. Alison Premo Black is ARTBA chief economist: [email protected].

1ARTBA analysis of data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Total project cost includes any spending associated with a project, including debt repayments. Projects are assigned to a year based on the year that the FHWA Division Office approved the project. Planning and design work in this article also includes expenditures for construction engineering and statewide obligations for overall design work where the project is not specified.


Planning and design professionals obviously play a critical role in the

early stages of highway, bridge and other transportation infrastructure.

So it only makes sense they also would want to be at the leading edge of transportation construction market trends and efforts to protect and grow the industry.

That’s why over 700 individuals from more than 150 design and consulting firms belong to ARTBA’s Planning & Design (P&D) Division.

When a firm joins the division, it is supporting and engaging with the nation’s leading advocacy organization focused on building and protecting their market. There is simply no better place for planning and design professionals to help advocate for increased transportation investment and other critical industry issues.

The P&D Division provides the industry’s best networking opportunities, by far. Members learn about the latest innovations and gain early insights into what’s working in the marketplace and what to avoid. They also receive valuable information to bring back to their firms, whether in the form of white papers on design-build or presentations from state DOT leadership.

Other P&D Division highlights include:

AASHTO Regional Meetings The division hosts breakfast or lunch events at all four regional AASHTO meetings. This year, the meeting format was changed to panel discussions with state transportation department officials. Panelists also provided attendees with an advanced handout that covers important state information, including: the depart-ment’s estimates on financial investment in transportation construction; planning and design contracts and resident en-gineer construction inspection services their state will advertise in the next two years; and their state’s current position regarding design-build and public-private partnerships for transportation projects. By receiving this information ahead of time, division members could better engage the panelists in a discus-sion about the significant aspects of each state’s transportation program.

Division Meetings The P&D Division meets twice a year—at the ARTBA Federal Issues Program in the spring and during the ARTBA National Convention in the fall. In 2015 meeting, attendees at the spring meet-ing heard from Chris Lawson, District of Columbia division administrator for the Federal Highway Administration; Muhammed Khalid, P.E., interim chief engineer at the District Department of Transportation, and Dusty Holcombe, deputy director for the Virginia DOT’s Office of P3s. At the 2015 convention, attendees heard about DBE compliance from Charles Williams at Peckar & Abramson, and insurance issues related to alternative delivery projects from Kent Holland at Construction Risk, LLC.

Division members also discuss policy issues that need to be watched, announce upcoming programs and introduce incoming board leadership. As a P&D member, there are many opportunities to get engaged and provide input.

Guy Kelcey Award Named for one of the P&D Division’s organizers, this annual award recognizes a member who has exhibited a high degree of service to the division. This individual, chosen by a peer committee, reflects the values of the division and ARTBA. The 2015 winner is Rich Markwith with TranSystems.

by Allison Klein

Richard Markwith (right) accepts Guy Kelcey Award from David Harwood, president of ARTBA’s P&D Division, at the 2015 ARTBA National Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.

ARTBA’S PLANNING & DESIGN DIVISION MEMBERS STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE


DAVID HARWOOD, 2015-2016 P&D Division President David Harwood is a senior vice-presi-dent with Terracon Consultants, Inc., headquartered in Olathe, Kansas. He is responsible

for the strategic planning and direction of Terracon’s $150 million business sec-tor program focusing on transportation, municipal infrastructure, oil and gas, power generation and transmission, and govern-ment services.

David is a 2008 graduate of ARTBA’s Young Executive Development Program and 2014 chairman of the Young Executive Leadership Council.

“I am involved with ARTBA because it is the voice of the profession and industry on key transportation policy, funding, social, and safety issues,” he said. “As a profes-sional who benefits greatly from the hard work done by ARTBA, I believe I have a duty to provide my time and service to furthering the objectives of both member and non-member firms. If your firm is a member of this great organization then you have a responsibility to become active and knowledgeable about the issues and speak up. The Planning and Design Division is a great place to get involved.”

David earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from California State University, Long Beach, and a master of business administration from the Uni-versity of Colorado. He is a registered pro-fessional engineer in Kansas and five other states, plus several Canadian provinces. He also is a member of the Civil Exam Development Committee for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying responsible for the development of the Geotechnical option of the profes-sional engineer’s exam.

David was recently appointed by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) to the board of Kansas Works State Board, a review panel charged with making recommendations to align workforce development with the state’s economic development needs. He also serves on U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder’s (R) Transportation Task Force.

Allison Klein is ARTBA vice president of member services and managing director of the Planning & Design Division: [email protected].

DOUGLAS LAVOIE, 2015-2016 P&D Division Vice President Doulas LaVoie is a senior vice president and group manager for Boston-based CDM Smith’s U.S. trans-

portation services. He serves a vital role in client relationships and development of organizational strategy, working in tandem with the senior executive staff, sales team and others to support and guide the firm’s transportation business.

Doug is 2007 graduate of ARTBA’s Young Executive Development Program, and has served on the Planning & Design Division board and the Young Executive Leadership Council.

“ARTBA is an outstanding organization that represents and leverages all parts of our industry on all levels,” he said. “I have a great deal of respect for its continued ef-forts to positively impact our communities, enhance our economy and strengthen our nation’s infrastructure.”

Doug earned his civil engineering degree at Michigan Technological Institute University. His 26-year professional career has included experience in both the public and private sectors.

Since joining CDM Smith in 2000, Doug has held key senior management positions. His accomplishments include: establishing the firm’s Michigan business, participat-ing in several notable design projects and leading strategic planning initiatives and training programs.

White Papers The P&D Division has also been very involved with the formation of best practice papers, including ARTBA’s “Suggested Best Practices for Design-Build in Transportation Construction” and a current risk management paper.

Leadership The P&D Division has a 21-member board. Each board member serves a three-year term. See profiles at right of incoming Division President David Har-wood and Vice-president Doug LaVoie.

The new board members include: Scott Lang, senior vice president, KCI Tech-nologies; David Twiddy, Jr., senior vice president, H.W. Lochner; Mike Potter, partner, RK&K; Matt Clark, corporate director, Psomas; Bryan Nichol, CH2M; Joe Riley, senior vice president, Ammann & Whitney; Mohammad Khan, senior vice president, PSI; and Chris Nazar, principal planner, CDM Smith.

Dr. J. Don Brock “TransOvation™ Workshop P&D members are actively involved in ARTBA’s annual innovation-focused event. P&D leaders from around the country participate in an engaging workshop that tackles a challenging in-dustry question while helping build their innovation skill set. Guided by industry leaders, including well-known P&D professionals Ted Zoli of HNTB and John Hillman, president and CEO of HC Bridge, this program is a great place for members to develop practical solutions to bring back to their workplace.

See more about TransOvation 2015 on page 10.

Joining ARTBA’s Planning & Design Division provide firms with critical market and government affairs intelligence and access to excellent networking opportunities and meetings. Most of all, it enables member firms to support and engage in the ongoing effort to protect and support the transportation construction market.



Annual

Transportation Construction in Pictures

Over the summer, “Transportation Builder” staff asked ARTBA member firms and public agencies to

submit their best photos of transportation construction projects from across the nation to run in the magazine’s 12th Annual “Through the Lens: Transportation Construction in Pictures.”

As in previous years, we received some excellent photos. ARTBA members provided shining examples of the industry’s excellent work in designing, building and improving America’s transportation network.

Thanks to those who submitted the outstanding images on the following pages!

12thTHROUGH THE LENS

Work on Sharpe Bros.’ “streetscaping” project to improve a section of High Point Road in Greensboro, N.C.

Photographer: Carl Thiemann, communications director, Vecellio Group, Inc.Submitted by: Vecellio Group, Inc., corporate parent of Sharpe Bros.


Second Avenue Subway, New York City MTA Capital Construction Company, New York, N.Y.

Photographer: David LloydSubmitted by: AECOM

A view from the rear of the gantry of the PANYNJ Bayonne Bridge project, spanning the Kill Van Kull from Staten Island, N.Y. to Bayonne, N.J.

Photographer: Mike CameronSubmitted by: HDR


Panoramic view of the new southbound bridge over Belt Line Road in Dallas County, Texas.

Photographer: Jaime Venegas, AGL ConstructorsSubmitted by: Texas Department of Transportation

The I-95 Express Toll Lanes/MD 43 Interchange Project in White Marsh, Maryland. Gray & Son, Inc. performed the asphalt paving as a subcontractor to Cherry Hill Construction, Inc.

Photographer: Peter PlackeSubmitted by: Gray & Son, Inc.

The eastbound arch of the Margaret McDermott Bridge, outside of Interstate 30 connecting West Dallas to downtown Dallas in Texas.

Photographer: PLC StaffSubmitted by: Texas Department of Transportation

This PPTA (P3) project provided new alignment of a 4-lane bypass for Route 58 near Laurel Fork, Virginia. The hilly terrain required major side hill cuts and steep embankments.

Photographer: Barry Frank, P.E.Submitted by: Branch Highways, Inc.


The I-55 Split Diamond Interchange in Madison, Mississippi was completed in May 2015 and is one of the few 8-lane highway systems in the state.

Photographer: Mississippi Department of TransportationSubmitted by: Mississippi Department of Transportation

The Hulton Bridge spans the Allegheny River and the Norfolk Southern Railroad to connect Harmar Township and Oakmont Borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Photographer: Christopher Vollmer, P.E., PMPSubmitted by: Gannett Fleming


Taking a peek between nine-foot tall steel plate girders to the marine construction down below. Moses Wheeler Bridge Replacement in Stratford, Connecticut.

Photographer: Albert MuzziSubmitted by: PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.

Heathcliff Road over Stillwater River in Montgomery County, Ohio.

Photographer: Kyle O’DanielSubmitted by: Stupp Bridge Company, a Division of Stupp Bros., Inc.


Congress Parkway Streetscape in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographer: Erich SchremppSubmitted by: John Burns Construction Company

Sylvan Ave. Bridge over Trinity River in Dallas, Texas.

Photographer: Roger Hein, Heinsight PhotographySubmitted by: Webber, LLC

Richfield Municipal Airport Runway 1/9 in Utah. The project consisted of geotextile fabric, 21 inches of sub base, 8 inches of aggregate base and 4 inches of asphalt for the surface.

Photographer: Hales Sand & GravelSubmitted by: Oldcastle, Inc.


I-96/US-23 Interchange in Livingston County, Michigan.

Photographer: ©2015 MDOT Photography UnitSubmitted by: Toebe Construction LLC


I-96/US-23 Interchange in Livingston County, Michigan.

Photographer: ©2015 MDOT Photography UnitSubmitted by: Toebe Construction LLC

Construction crew forming a bridge pier/support for a Georgia Express Lanes flyover in Canton, Georgia.

Photographer: Cedric MohrSubmitted by: Georgia Department of Transportation

The dismantling of the East Span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge in California.

Photographer: Sam BurbankSubmitted by: California Engineering Contractors/Silverado Joint Venture

Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Design-Build in Boston, Massachusetts.

Photographer: Mark FlannerySubmitted by: STV

Cleveland Innerbelt Eastbound Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio.

Photographer: Matt PawlakSubmitted by: KCI Technologies Inc.


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Rutgers University Creates World’s First Full-Scale Accelerated Testing Facility for Bridges The Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University is unveiling the world’s first facility that will quantita-tively measure the effects of environmental and traffic loading on full-scale bridge deck and superstructure systems in a greatly accelerated time frame: the Bridge Evaluation and Accelerated Structural Testing lab (the BEAST).

The project demonstrates Rutgers CAIT’s commitment to advancing good bridge repair by addressing what is one of the most critical infrastructure issues facing our country: nearly 24 percent of U.S. bridges are deemed either functionally obsolete or structurally deficient.

Relentlessly inflicting what amounts to 24/7 truck traffic with a 60,000-pound loading device and accelerated temperature fluctuations from 0 to 104 °F, the BEAST will fast forward aging as much as 30 times, allowing CAIT to simulate 15 years or more of wear and tear in just six months.

Data from BEAST testing will provide insight, help manage expecta-tions, and give bridge owners empirical evidence to optimize decisions to maximize the life cycle of bridges throughout the country—sooner than ever thought possible.

For more information about this project, contact CAIT Director Ali Maher, Ph.D.: [email protected].

University of Nevada, Reno Develops New Signal Timing Tool to Save User Costs and the Environment Researchers at the Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research (CATER) at the University of Nevada, Reno, have developed an iOS-based mobile tool called SMRT, short for Signal Management and Retiming Tool, to help engineers retime traffic signals to ease driver frus-tration. This is the first mobile app that is easy to use for evaluating and diagnosing signal timing issues.

In a case study conducted in October 2014 for the California Depart-ment of Transportation, CATER helped retime a 1.7-mile segment of a signalized arterial using SMRT. The study revealed that the overall travel time savings per day is about 560 hours; fuel savings per day is about 600 gallons; the total annual savings in delay and fuel is then about $3.2 mil-lion; the average annual savings per traveler is about $170. This yields a benefit-cost ratio of about 130:1.

Additionally, there is an estimated annual reduction of about 22 tons of emissions, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, due to the improved signal coordination.

For more information about this project, contact CATER and SOLARIS Director Zong Tian, Ph.D.: [email protected].

For more information on these and other projects, go to www.mycutc.org. If you are working on an interesting project and would like to have your research highlighted, contact Lital Shair at [email protected].


Associations and member firms work together and independently to push transportation investment

This past spring ARTBA launched a digital media campaign that allows members and their supporters to connect with

Congress through email, Twitter and Facebook.

By tapping their ZIP code into a smartphone or tablet on the Phone2Action platform, transportation investment advocates have sent more than 6,100 messages about the importance of fixing the Highway Trust Fund and passing a long-term surface transportation bill to their state’s two U.S. Senators and the U.S. Representative from their community. All 100 senators and 97 percent of representatives have Facebook and Twitter accounts, in addition to their regular email.

“Phone2Action can be used very easily,” said Matt Jeanneret, ARTBA senior vice president of communications and marketing. “Many of our members are out in the field, but virtually everyone has a smartphone. It takes less than a minute to send a message to their elected leaders using this state-of-the-art digital platform.”

But ARTBA is hardly alone in trying to leverage grassroots support for transportation investment. Other associations and private companies are also creating campaigns that combine the latest technology with more traditional advocacy tools, from airing radio and television commercials in the home states and districts of congressional committee leaders, to buttonholing key senators and representatives back home or on Capitol Hill.

This year, ARTBA has partnered with the Transportation Construction Coalition (which it co-chairs with Associated General Contractors), American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Public Transportation Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition on cooperative advertising and media campaigns, and online petitions. Like-minded industry groups and firms are amplifying the call for transportation investment as they advance their own issues with Congress, the general public and in the marketplace.

For example, the “I Make America” (IMA) campaign of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), promotes pro-manufacturing messages through a dedicated website, Twitter feed and other tools.

“We’ve always been champions for a long-term solution for the Highway Trust Fund because it is essential to our members’ prosperity,” AEM President Dennis Slater said. “Construction equipment manufacturers make the equipment that build America’s roads, and they need consistent investment to thrive.”

Don’t Let America Dead End The IMA campaign has resonated with the grassroots “from the shop floor to the corner office,” Slater said, because it taps individuals’ pride in their work and highlights the industry’s contributions to the national economy. The campaign has

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generated over 140,000 emails to members of Congress and President Obama.

A large portion of those emails have come from the “Don’t Let America Dead End” advocacy campaign of Tennessee-based equipment manufacturer Astec Industries, Inc., which links online to IMA. Astec’s campaign also features six “Highway Bill” videos featuring the “Hi-Way Bill” character. The “Dead End” site has attracted more than 12,400 users and almost 30,000 page views since its inception last fall.

“We need all the industries that support and use America’s highways—construction, road paving, material production and others—to help us reach out to federal-elected representatives via email, phone calls and visits to share why it’s necessary to fund highway investment,” Astec President & CEO Ben Brock said at the start of his firm’s campaign. “It’s up to us to show our collective influence and educate our representation on the positive effects of passing a long-term highway bill with increased funding.”

Dire States Wisconsin-based CASE Construction Equipment also seeks to “revive America’s ailing infrastructure” by championing local investment opportunities and highlighting successful funding initiatives. The company’s advocacy effort is called “Dire States.”

Last year, the campaign conducted a six-day, 14-city tour across Texas to support Proposition 1, which called for shift-ing a portion of the state’s oil and gas severance tax revenues to its transportation fund. Dire States also joined forces with other industry groups and transportation advocates to generate newspaper op-eds, advertisements and a mix of mainstream and trade press coverage that helped the measure to pass.

“Using our time in Texas, the [Department of Transporta-tion] was able to effectively communicate local projects where Prop 1 money was going to be directed, making the ‘better roads’ statement more local and relatable to the constituents,” said Brian Weisbaum, Dire States’ project manager.

Weisbaum said social media has been a huge part of the effort, sharing both original content, such as videos, and infrastructure-related news. The advocacy effort also has aligned with ARTBA on the education front.

“ARTBA does an excellent job of generating content that shows both the need for infrastructure investment and the successes that specific state and local governments are experiencing,” Weisbaum said. “We regularly amplify that content and information through our social media channels as it aligns directly with the intent of Dire States: through understanding and awareness comes action.”

Brad Stemper, one of Weisbaum’s Case Construction

colleagues, briefed ARTBA’s 2nd Annual National Work-shop for State & Local Transportation Advocates this past summer in Washington. He described transportation funding as “our most impor-tant domestic issue.”

Georgia-based TenCate Geosynthetics Americas, facing a slowdown in global oil exploration, also focused more attention on the transportation sector. The firm joined ARTBA in 2014 and quickly partnered with the association on grassroots education and outreach, including government affairs webinars, updates on transportation policy via newsletters and articles, issue briefings by company leadership at staff meetings, encouraging employees to put the “Transportation Construction Advocate App” on their iPhones, plus peer-to-peer outreach with front office and manufacturing employees.

Wally Moore, Tencate’s global group director, received this year’s Paul F. Phelan Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to ARTBA’s Materials and Services Division and the transportation construction industry, in part for his work to implement such grassroots action programs.

“Our connection with ARTBA is part of ongoing actions to be more market-focused, and the American transportation infrastructure market is a big and logical place to focus,” Moore said.

“I have noted that there are many good ideas which a leader can delegate effectively, but I think industry associations is probably not one of these. I therefore decided that if our most important market application of transportation infrastructure was to get good attention it would need my commitment and involvement.”

The company faced challenges in getting the word out to factory workers who work in multiple around-the-clock shifts. Employees typically don’t want to have their break interrupted by a presentation or sign up process. But they understood the importance of how the highway bill affects the company, said Daniel Trope, TenCate’s director of government relations.

“Never underestimate the interest your employees will have in getting involved,” he said. “Most of them really want to take action if they believe in the cause.”

These are just a few examples of how our industry is working to influence the public discussion about transportation invest-ment and push lawmakers to vote for legislation that benefits our communities and our nation. Our job is not done and we need more help. Please join us.

Is your firm, agency or state chapter leading a grassroots effort advocating for increased transportation investment? If so, please share your story with ARTBA for inclusion in a future “Washington Newsline” or “Transportation Builder” magazine. Contact ARTBA’s Mark Holan: [email protected]

Mark Holan is ARTBA editorial director: [email protected] Houlihan is ARTBA senior writer/editor: [email protected].


More than 3 million miles of roads and over 300,000 bridges in the United States are owned and maintained by local governments.

In 1982, the Federal Highway Administration established the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). In 1991, the Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) was also created. LTAP and TTAP help local governments improve management of their transportation networks.

There are 58 LTAP/TTAP Centers: one in each state, one in Puerto Rico, and seven regional Centers that serve tribal governments. Most Centers are housed at colleg-es, universities and state departments of transportation.

The mission of LTAP/TTAP is to foster a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound surface transportation system by improving skills and increasing knowledge of the transportation workforce and decision makers. LTAP/TTAP strives to improve safety for users on local roads, help local governments build and maintain their

The FHWA LTAP/TTAP Clearinghouse, managed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association- Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF), provides program support for LTAP and TTAP Centers.

infrastructure, utilize the workforce efficiently, and teach road workers how to do their jobs safely.

The national program focus areas are safety, workforce development, infrastructure management and organiza-tional excellence. LTAP/TTAP Centers help communities improve the quality and condition of their transportation network.

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fell from 1,157 in 1968 to 123 in 2007, according to federal data.

OSHA Recordkeeping Clarification Rulemaking: The agency in July issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify an employer’s continuing obliga-tion to document each recordable injury and illness throughout the five-year pe-riod employers are required to keep the records. OSHA is issuing this proposed rule to counteract a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which said OSHA cannot cite employers for failure to record work-related injuries and illnesses more than six months after the initial obligation to document the cases. OSHA wants to raise that statute of limitations from six months to five years.

Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention): On July 2, OSHA sent a final rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to update its regulations covering Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems to include new technologies and procedures to protect employees from these hazards and to make the rule more consistent with other OSHA standards. The agency published this proposed rule on May 24, 2010, and has been reviewing and responding to comments since that time.

OSHA Continues “Frenzy” of Rulemaking Activity by Brad Sant

As the Obama Administration nears its final year in office, the Occupa-

tional Safety and Health Administra-tion (OSHA) has proposed a string of regulations that could have wide-ranging impacts on the transportation construc-tion industry. Contractors will have to become educated about new regulations, train employees and ensure compliance with the agency. In an effort to keep ARTBA members apprised of these activities, here is a brief summary of some of the key new rules and proposed changes:

Confined Spaces in Construction: OSHA’s Confined Spaces in Construc-tion final rule became effective Oct. 2. It includes several new provisions that ad-dress construction-specific hazards that require widespread changes to construc-tion operations for many employers. The rule was originally scheduled to become effective Aug. 3, but ARTBA and indus-try allies petitioned for additional time to fully review and understand the require-ments, and develop the resources needed to properly comply with it. ARTBA’s Sept. 9 webinar to explain the rule drew interested attendees from across the U.S.

Chemical Management and PELs Rulemaking: OSHA has proposed an updated rule on Chemical Management and permissible exposure limits (PELs),

with comments due Oct. 9. According to the agency, it plans to explore new ways to control exposure to chemicals in the workplace and consider other ap-proaches to reduce or eliminate harmful chemical contacts.

Silica Rulemaking: Efforts to develop a more comprehensive rule regulat-ing silica exposure are still underway. Among other things, the new rule would reduce the PEL to crystalline silica to half the current standard, with a requirement to begin certain preventative measures when exposures reach 25 percent of the current limit.

ARTBA and its industry partners have been working to ensure the new rule is designed to meet the needs of the construction sector. In June, the Sen-ate Appropriations Committee passed the FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, which contains language that may ultimately stop OSHA from implement-ing the new silica rule. The bill contains an amendment that prevents the silica rule from moving forward until OSHA convenes a new small business panel review and the National Academy of Sciences conducts a study to answer why there should be a new regulation when the mortality rate in the U.S. is vanishing under the current standard. Silica deaths


Extended Authority to Collect Information: A federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to such a request unless it is approved by OMB. But OSHA has proposed extending its authority to request and ob-tain information from employers on the following standards: 1) Blasting and the Use of Explosives standard information collection requirements (29 CFR 1926, subpart U; 2) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard (29 CFR 1910.120); 3) Cadmium in Construction standard information collection requirements (29 CFR 1926.1127);

4) Asbestos in Construction standard information collection requirements (29 CFR 1926.1101); 5) 13 Carcinogens standard information collection requirements (29 CFR 1910.1003); and 6) Hazard Communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200; 1915.1200; 1917.28; 1918.90; 1926.59; and 1928.21).

In a similar vein, for those members who operate quar-ries, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is seeking to continue its information collection authority for Occupational Noise Exposure information collection (30 CFR part 62).

Officials at OSHA are working hard to conclude other new regulations, some of which have been languishing at the

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agency for several decades. Some of the proposals are fairly routine updates to the existing rules. Others would have sig-nificant impacts on the transportation construction industry both in terms of cost and time required to comply.

OSHA’s ability to complete the regulations is partially tied to how industry perceives the need for new rules. For example, the new confined spaces rule was met with little resistance, other than the request for more time for employers to get up-to-speed on compliance. In general, the industry felt the new rule was well-designed and needed. The proposed silica rule, on the other hand, is viewed as costly and unnecessary.

These are only a few of the more pressing rulemaking efforts of one agency. ARTBA is also keeping an eye on the Federal Highway Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and other federal regulators to make sure the voice of the transportation construction industry is heard at agency headquarters and on Capitol Hill. We want to make sure any new standards or rules support our members’ interests, or minimize the regulatory impact so our industry can remain competitive at home and abroad.

ARTBA will remain vigilant on this front regardless of whether it’s an election year or the middle of an administration’s term.

Brad Sant is ARTBA senior vice president of safety and education: [email protected].


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Among the new safety requirements is the requirement for a load-sensing systems designed to limit movement of the extending structure only to down when the machine is overloaded while in a raised position and to not allow the machine to raise when overloaded at ground level (or in some cases one meter). This suite of standards is expected to be published in early 2016.

Telematics—ISO. Telematics data help contractors better monitor their mixed fleet equipment to save time and money. This standard (ISO 15143-3) is based on the draft Telematics API Standard devel-oped by AEM and AEMP (Association of Equipment Management Professionals).

The standard’s API (Application Programming Interface) provides end users with more convenient access to OEM equipment data. ISO publication of the standard is expected in 2016.

The standards process is open to all stakeholders. For example, rental companies have participated in the MEWP standard process. Fleet manag-ers, through AEMP, have been active in the telematics standard development. AEM’s active participation in the stan-dards development process assures that industry voices are heard when it comes to equipment design and operation.

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Why Standards? They Help Make Things (Like Machinery & Equipment) Work!

Equipment safety and performance standards. You may read or hear a lot about them—coming from an alphabet soup of acronyms, such as ANSI, ASME, SAE, and ISO on the international side. But just what are they? Who develops them? And why are they important?

All innovation is shaped and guided by standards, as ANSI (American National Standards Institute) succinctly puts it. This includes the equipment and components manufactured by members of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

And the impact of standards is all around us, from the mundane such as our cell phones to the technologies enabling space travel.

Groups of engineers and experts worldwide combine their expertise and work cooperatively to develop standards as an agreed-upon way of doing something; they are specific guidelines for the design, operation, manufacture, and use of a product or service.

The result for machinery users is increased safety, reliability and efficiency.

“Do it once, do it right, do it globally” has long been a credo of AEM when it comes to standards, to help manufactur-ers remain competitive in world markets.

Without standards, equipment manufacturers doing business in global markets face the daunting prospect of designing and building any number of different versions of the same product in order to meet regional or national requirements.

According to ISO (International Organization for Standardization), standards enable products from different markets to be directly compared, facilitate entry by manufacturers and service providers into new markets, and assist in the development of global trade on a fair basis.

They also serve to safeguard the end-users of products and services, ensuring that compliant products conform to minimum standards set internationally.

AEM’s Role in Standards Stakeholders in the standards development process include technical professionals, companies, industry groups (such as AEM), and government, insurance surveillance, and consumer (user) representatives.

AEM provides substantial support for standards development through a variety of methods including direct financial support, funding of group administration, logistical support, and direct staff participation.

Here are a two examples of standards development:

Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)—ANSI. MEWPs (also known as AWPs or aerial lifts) are a common piece of equipment on the work site. AEM has been involved in leading a process whose end result will be three new topic-specific MEWP standards covering design, safety requirements, and test methods; safe use requirements; and operator training requirements for vertical-type, scissor-type, and boom supported MEWPS.

AEM provides trade and business development services for companies that manufacture equip-ment, products and services used world-wide in the agricultural, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors. AEM is headquartered in Mil-waukee, Wisconsin, with offices in the capitals of Washington, D.C., Ottawa, and Beijing.

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