Four members elected to ATSSA’s Board of Directors Four members elected to ATSSA’s Board of Directors Pam / Wednesday, April 27, 2022 0 8592 Article rating: 5.0 Four new people have been elected to ATSSA’s Board of Directors for terms that run through 2024. Two others were reelected for a second term. Michael Hare of QWICK KURB was voted chair-elect. Cindy Williams of Time Striping Inc. was voted to the board as an at-large member. Robert Voccia of Cosco Inc. was elected as guardrail services director. Former ATSS Foundation Chair David Krahulec of Horizon Signal Technologies was elected as manufacturers and suppliers director. Read more
ATSSA urges DOTs to support a standardized form for QPL and APL ATSSA urges DOTs to support a standardized form for QPL and APL Pam / Monday, April 25, 2022 0 8831 Article rating: No rating ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner reached out to the leaders of departments of transportation (DOTs) in all 50 states asking for their support for a standardized form for the Qualified Products List (QPL) and the Approved Products List (APL). In a letter, Tetschner explains that a standardized form would help roadway safety products get to market faster by streamlining the current burdensome process of making a different application for every DOT across the country. "If you are not aware, each DOT manages its QPL/APL submittals, reviews and approvals differently and this means each company wishing to see a product added to the list must go through the process 50 times, frequently in different ways with different forms, resulting in a very time-consuming, labor-intensive process,” Tetschner states in the letter. “This burdensome process delays getting new and improved products onto the roadways where they could save lives.” The letter is signed by the president of each of ATSSA’s Chapters, which represent 1,500 member companies from across the country as well as many public agencies. Read more
ATSSA & TRB announce 2023 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge ATSSA & TRB announce 2023 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge Challenge offers opportunity for students to innovate for the future of roadway safety Pam / Monday, April 18, 2022 0 4916 Article rating: 4.0 Fredericksburg, Va. (April 18, 2022) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Traffic Control Devices invite students to compete in the 2023 Traffic Control Device (TCD) Student Challenge. The TCD Student Challenge promotes innovation and stimulates ideas in the traffic control devices industry with a goal to improve operations and safety and encourage future generations of roadway safety professionals. As part of the challenge, individuals or student teams submit solutions in the subject area of transportation and roadway safety based on the chosen topic for the year. This year’s topic is “Innovative Traffic Control Devices to Improve Vulnerable Road User Safety.” Read more
ATSSA president contacts DOT leaders amid soaring fuel costs and record inflation ATSSA president contacts DOT leaders amid soaring fuel costs and record inflation Pam / Thursday, April 14, 2022 0 3501 Article rating: 2.0 ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner contacted the leaders of every state’s department of transportation (DOT) requesting contract price adjustments for ATSSA members in light of the rapid increase in fuel costs, significant inflation and the volatility of the situation. “We strongly encourage you to consider immediate action to help remediate the effects of the recent and rapid increase in fuel costs across the country, most specifically as it affects the roadway industry, where roadway projects that were bid months ago are now being awarded and businesses are experiencing losses due to inflationary operational costs,” Tetschner wrote in the April 8 letter. Tetschner notes that inflation “is at a four-decade high and gas prices continue to increase,” having increased 45% over this time one year ago. Read more
Work zone victim’s daughter urges motorists to drive responsibly Work zone victim’s daughter urges motorists to drive responsibly VDOT hosts National Work Zone Awareness Week official kickoff in Hampton, Va. Pam / Tuesday, April 12, 2022 0 4455 Article rating: 5.0 Cameron Hutt talked about her father during the National Work Zone Awareness Week national kickoff event this afternoon but much of what she shared she learned secondhand. Cameron’s father, Chris Hutt, was killed in a work zone incident when she was in kindergarten. Before his death at age 33, he taught her how to swim, how to tie her shoelaces and her right from her left. He was a loving father and a good provider but he didn’t get to see the birth of his youngest child or watch the other two grow up because of what Cameron called “the carelessness of two people.” Read more
Virginia’s governor urges drivers to slow ‘at the first sign of a work zone’ Virginia’s governor urges drivers to slow ‘at the first sign of a work zone’ National Work Zone Awareness Week starts today Pam / Monday, April 11, 2022 0 4758 Article rating: No rating Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is urging all drivers to slow down and be alert when they see “the first sign of a work zone.” His statement came today as National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) kicks off across the country. This weeklong national commemoration has been held each year since 2000 at the start of the spring roadway construction season to raise awareness for all motorists. Statistics show that motorists and their passengers make up the majority of deaths due to work zone crashes. In 2020, the most recent year for which national data is available, 857 people were killed in work zone incidents, according to the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse. Of the 156 pedestrians killed in work zones in 2020, 51 were work zone personnel. Read more
ATSSA Town Hall breaks down IIJA funding, timing ATSSA Town Hall breaks down IIJA funding, timing ‘Gas tax holidays’ raise concerns, not expected at federal level Pam / Tuesday, April 5, 2022 0 4058 Article rating: No rating Five months after the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law, it’s understandable ATSSA members could be wondering when the money will begin flowing to projects across the country. That was one of the key discussion points today during an ATSSA Town Hall on the “Economic Impact of the Infrastructure Package on ATSSA Member Companies.” ATSSA Vice President of Engagement Nate Smith and Kathy Ruffalo, president of consulting firm Ruffalo & Associates, reviewed the funds expected through different programs, the steps to get them accessible and when the first money can be expected. Smith also talked about the gas tax holiday proposals across the country and ATSSA's efforts against them. Read more
Lieutenant governors association recognizes National Work Zone Awareness Week with resolution Lieutenant governors association recognizes National Work Zone Awareness Week with resolution National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 11-15 Pam / Friday, April 1, 2022 0 4394 Article rating: No rating This morning, the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) recognized the importance of roadway worker protection by unanimously approving a policy resolution recognizing National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). While gathered at a conference in Washington, D.C., the NLGA’s Resolutions Committee approved the measure unanimously on Wednesday. The full NLGA voted its support today. Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long made remarks prior to the approval, noting how critical it is to raise awareness of workers in active work zones and how important it is to do everything possible to provide for safety while making infrastructure improvements. Read more
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