Apply now for public agency scholarships for 2023 Convention & Traffic Expo Apply now for public agency scholarships for 2023 Convention & Traffic Expo Officials with city, county, state and federal transportation agencies encouraged to apply Pam / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 0 15476 Article rating: No rating ATSSA’s Public Agency and Marty Weed Engineering scholarships offer department of transportation (DOT) officials the opportunity to participate in the largest gathering of roadway safety infrastructure officials in North America. There they can see the latest innovations in roadway safety, interact with companies that produce them and engage with industry experts on everything from pavement marking and traffic control to technology designed to protect roadway workers and interact with connected and automated vehicles. ATSSA’s 53rd Annual Convention & Traffic Expo takes place in Phoenix, Feb. 17-21 and will include the New Products Rollout, Innovation Awards that go to the top products as judged by DOT officials, and the ever-popular Circle of Innovation where transportation officials from across the country and around the globe hear about the latest topics. Scholarship applications are due by Sept. 19. Applicants will be notified by Oct. 12. Read more
ATSSA reaches out to DOTs again as raw materials challenges increase ATSSA reaches out to DOTs again as raw materials challenges increase Pam / Thursday, September 23, 2021 0 5205 Article rating: 4.0 ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner sent a letter this afternoon to the directors of every state department of transportation (DOT) to update them on the ongoing challenges facing members of the roadway safety infrastructure industry due to a shortfall in material supplies. The latest resource severely cut was oxygen, which is needed to make glass beads that are used in pavement marking applications. “Our members’ supply of oxygen has been cut by 70% in some areas and 100% in others because of the significant escalation of hospitalizations due to the spread of COVID-19 variants and the national trend of oxygen producers realigning the supply of oxygen from industrial customers to critical medical needs to combat the national pandemic,” Tetschner said in today’s letter. Read more
ATSSA releases new online Member Directory ATSSA releases new online Member Directory Pam / Thursday, March 4, 2021 0 5945 Article rating: 5.0 ATSSA recently unveiled a new and improved online Member Directory that is more user friendly and kept up-to-date with the latest information. The online Member Directory is a member benefit and accessible to all member firms and their employees, to individual members and to public agencies. It offers the ability to search by Company Type, City, State, Division and Product Categories. The Membership Directory is compatible with any laptop, notebook, tablet or smartphone. Read more
Industry report lays out COVID-19 relief funding to DOTs by state Industry report lays out COVID-19 relief funding to DOTs by state Latest package sends nearly $10 billion to DOTs across the country Pam / Thursday, January 21, 2021 0 5465 Article rating: No rating The latest COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress included nearly $10 billion in federal funds for transportation as reported here last month. The vast majority of that money--$9.8 billion—will go to state departments of transportation (DOTs) across the country. Industry publication Construction Dive has now gathered details of the amounts expected to go to each state DOT as well as the DOT for the nation’s capital, and created a chart detailing the allotments. Its report also details how the money will be allotted and indicates that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is to distribute the funds within 30 days of the bill’s signing by former President Donald Trump, which took place Dec. 27. Read more
ATSSA offers special registration rate for public agency officials ATSSA offers special registration rate for public agency officials Take advantage of 2021 all-access rate for Convention & Traffic Expo Pam / Thursday, November 5, 2020 0 4943 Article rating: 2.0 ATSSA is offering a special registration rate for public agency officials to attend its 51st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo, which will be held over two weeks in February. The special rate of $49 gives public agency officials access to all aspects of this fully virtual event that runs from Feb. 8-12 and 16-18. Registration includes all education breakouts, general sessions, technical committee meetings, networking events, the Circle of Innovation, and Traffic Expo. ATSSA’s Annual Convention & Traffic Expo is the premier roadway safety event in North America. It is where industry professionals gather to make vital connections. Read more
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