ATSSA recognizes Rep. Bresnahan as a ‘Roadway Safety Champion’

ATSSA recognizes Rep. Bresnahan as a ‘Roadway Safety Champion’

Rep. Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania, second from right, holds the Roadway Safety Champion award presented to him today in his Capitol Hill office by, from left, ATSSA Vice President of Government Relations Cameron Greene, ATSSA Immediate Past Chair Michael Hare, ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner, ATSSA Chair Haley Murphy and ATSSA Chair-Elect David Krahulec.

WASHINGTON – ATSSA presented Rep. Rob Bresnahan with its Roadway Safety Champion award today during its annual Legislative Briefing & Fly-In.

Bresnahan, a first-term Republican representing Pennsylvania’s 8^th Congressional District, was selected for this recognition because of his leadership on roadway and work zone safety issues during his first year in Congress, his attention to the roadway safety infrastructure industry and the time he invested in working with ATSSA members at the 2025 Legislative Briefing & Fly-In.

“Rep. Bresnahan has shown an active interest in roadway and work zone safety since coming to Washington and has the benefit of having worked in the road construction industry, giving him a unique perspective,” said ATSSA Vice President of Government Relations Cameron Greene. “We appreciate his firsthand knowledge of the challenges and risks in this field and his interest in working to improve roadway safety.”

Bresnahan serves on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure as vice chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

After college, he became CEO of Kuharchik Construction, his family’s electrical contracting business. In that role, he grew the company to more than 150 employees and expanded its capabilities in power distribution and intelligent transportation systems, according to his official biography.

The Roadway Safety Champion is awarded to legislators who show leadership on roadway safety policies and help raise awareness of the importance of roadway safety. ATSSA began recognizing legislators more than a decade ago but does not automatically honor someone every year. The person must have taken actions that warrant recognition by the roadway safety infrastructure industry.

ATSSA’s Legislative Briefing & Fly-In started Tuesday and continues today with more than 150 participants from across the country, including 57 first-time attendees. Participants received a policy briefing on Tuesday and are visiting the Capitol Hill offices of their Senators and Representatives today.

This is the first Roadway Safety Champion recognition given by ATSSA since 2022 when it honored Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia.

ATSSA recognized Capito, the ranking member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (EPW), for her leadership on roadway safety funding and rural infrastructure issues during committee negotiations for the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA), which became law in November 2021.