The FCC voted unanimously today to allocate a portion of the 5.9 GHz band to a 45 MHz sub-band that supports unlicensed uses like WiFi. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and commissioners Michael O'Rielly, Brendan Carr, Jessica Rosenworcel, and Geoffrey Starks all were in favor of the redistribution during an open meeting at the group’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The Department of Defense (DOD),  the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), and ATSSA oppose a new 5.9 Gigahertz (GHz) band proposal recently made by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai.

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) needs an update, and ATSSA is playing a major role in the process. The current edition of the roadway safety infrastructure industry’s guide to keeping drivers and roadway workers safe was published in 2009.

A bill passed in Washington State will provide educational opportunities to the loved ones of highway workers killed or permanently disabled in roadway crashes.

ATSSA supports the Rebuild America Act of 2019, which would incrementally increase federal gasoline and diesel user fees to fund needed improvements to the nation’s aging infrastructure.

ATSSA President & CEO Roger Wentz joined members of Congress and infrastructure leaders from the Highway Materials Group for a press conference to call on Congress to rebuild America’s aging infrastructure. 

Infrastructure Week is a national awareness campaign that shares the facts on investing in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure, and advocates for decision makers on Capitol Hill to support infrastructure policy and investment.

The congressman received the award yesterday during ATSSA’s Legislative Briefing & Fly-in in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of ATSSA members from across the country were on-site at Capitol Hill, meeting with federal legislators to discuss the importance of roadway safety infrastructure in eliminating injuries and fatalities on our nation’s roadways.

ATSSA applauds the discussion held between Congressional leaders and President Donald Trump on a $2 trillion infrastructure package.

This morning, Jay Bruemmer, Vice President of K&G Striping, Inc. and a member of the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA),  testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit hearing titled, “Every Life Counts: Improving the Safety of our Nation’s Roadways.”