The EPA and You

Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2013

How often do we hear people in the business of highways and bridges refer not simply to environmental regulations but to environmental regulations To a degree, working with EPA is a lot like dealing with other agencies. The two keys seem ...

The Other Dangers

Better Roads Staff - Feb 05, 2013

Don’t overlook these jobsite hazards when working near traffic. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle, Contributing Editor When you work road construction zones there is never really a time to relax when it comes to safety. The job, more or less cordoned off from ...

Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus

Better Roads Staff - Jun 10, 2012

Lest We Forget. Teamwork Works Election-year vitriol is already working its quadrennial magic, filling the air waves with a barrage of assurances that half of the Unites States electorate – the other half -- is dangerous, evil, stupid and a far ...

Road industry groups align to reduce construction zone injuries, deaths

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 23, 2012

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and industry allies on April 19 renewed their commitment to working with the federal government to help reduce the number of injuries and deaths in roadway construction zones. During the next two ...