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Chairman’s Message................................................................................................1

“Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” .................2 Certification-Related Web Portals................................................. . .........3 Certification Commission...........................................................................4

National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse....................................5

Backing & Spotting Certificate Training Program...............................................5

OSHA Harwood Training..........................................................................................5

FHWA Work Zone Training Program......................................................................6

LTAP & TTAP Clearinghouse....................................................................................6

21st Annual Industry Leader Development Program .........................................6

Freight Movement Focus of TransOvation™ Workshop ....................................7

Transportation Builder Institute ........................................................................7

Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship...................................8

Awards ....................................................................................................................10 Hall of Fame Officially Unveiled................................................. . ............10 2016 Hall of Fame ......................................................................................10 Helping Hand Awards................................................................................11 Contractor Safety.......................................................................................12 Women Leaders.........................................................................................12 The Glass Hammer Award..........................................................12 Future Industry Leader Spotlight Award..................................12

2016 Board of Trustees...........................................................................................13

ARTBA Foundation Staff........................................................................................13

utting safety first – this was the major focus and resource commitment of the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) during 2016, improving safety not only for our industry workers, but also for the motoring public.

The effort included launching a groundbreaking new program: “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™.” The SCTPP program is driven by this aspirational vision:

“To ensure the safety and well-being of construction workers, motorists, truck drivers, pedestrians and cyclists and their families by making transportation project sites worldwide zero-incident zones.”

At least two things make the SCTPP program special. First, it was an organic creation, driven and developed by the industry’s brightest safety minds. Second, its wide-ranging scope means that tens of thousands of industry professionals are eligible to take the certification exam and demonstrate their safety proficiency.

An online learning and exam prep center at www.puttingsafetyfirst.org maximizes the reach of this new program, which truly has the potential to transform the transportation construction industry. We strongly encourage the participation of our industry leaders and workforce.

Creating this certification program is yet another example of our dedication to making work zones safer. There are many others. In 2016, the ARTBA Foundation provided safety training to 5,000 workers through contracts with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Our safety efforts extended to the new “Safe Backing & Spotting” certificate course. The four-hour course is designed to create a national standard for spotting vehicles and controlling all backing operations. We hosted a dozen classes across the U.S.

In September, the Foundation’s National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse hosted the “National Conference on Work Zone Management and Safety” in Virginia. Conference attendees, including contractors, manufacturers, insurance industry representatives, safety professionals and 52 representatives from more than 40 state DOTs, participated in 22 learning sessions.

Finally, the “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program,” which was established in 1999 to aid dependents of fallen industry workers and shine a public spotlight on the safety and health risks of driving through construction zones, continues to have significant positive effects for its recipients. The Foundation provided 11 students with more than $50,000 in college financial aid in 2016.

It was a very productive year! Please take a few minutes to read through the pages of this Annual Report to learn more about these and other initiatives. You’ll come to appreciate even more why safety continues to be so critical to the mission of ARTBA and its Foundation. No time is ever wasted when spent trying to protect and save human life!

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Chairman’s Message Leo Vecellio | Chairman/CEO & President | Vecellio Group | West Palm Beach, Fla.

Nearly 50,000 people die or are injured in and around U.S. transportation infrastructure construction projects each year, according to Federal Highway Administration data. The cost of these tragic incidences—to families and employers—is staggering. In 2016, industry leaders decided status quo safety performance was not enough.

Through the ARTBA-TDF, they brought together top safety professionals to develop a “next-level” initiative aimed at achieving this vision:

“To ensure the safety and well-being of construction workers, motorists, truck drivers, pedestrians and cyclists and their families by making transportation project sites worldwide zero-incident zones.”

The result was the October 2016 launch of the innovative “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) program, which has been designed to meet the rigorous protocols required for accreditation by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The SCTPP program goal: to significantly boost the hazard awareness and risk management skills of all transportation professionals who are in positions of influence—from project inception through completion—to cause a decline in safety incidents.

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Certification-Related Web Portals

ARTBA Foundation staff also created two Internet-based programs to help build awareness and help prep industry professionals to take the certification exam.

First, a comprehensive certification website, www.puttingsafetyfirst.org, was launched to provide all of the relevant information about the program and how to take the certification exam.

Second, the new Online Learning Center features six courses (Traffic Control, Work Sites, Personal Protective Equipment, Hazard Control, Communication, and Environmental Conditions) that were designed to help professionals build their skill set and prepare those interested in taking the certification exam.

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The ARTBA-TDF formed an independent commission to guide the implementation of the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” program. It is a high profile group.

The Commission is led by national safety advocates, David Walls, president & CEO of Austin Industries, based in Dallas, Texas; and Ross Myers, chairman & CEO of Allan Myers, based in Worcester, Pa.

The nine-member Commission established operational policies to guide the certification program. Commissioners provide leadership, governance and on-going oversight to the program.

In addition to Walls and Myers, top leaders from the transportation project planning, design and materials sectors, government, organized labor, and the trucking and the insurance industries on the commission include:

Ex-officio, non-voting members of the commission include:

Certification Commission

Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Victor Mendez

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff President & CEO for the U.S. Central & South America Greg Kelly

Ash Grove President & COO Randy Vance

Texas Department of Transportation Occupational Safety & Health Director Jerral Wyer (retired)

Laborers’ International Union of North America Training & Education Fund National Apprentice Director James Urtz

Cargo Transporters, Inc.Director of Safety Jerry Waddell

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Technical Director of Risk Control Services Don Tolbert

Zachry Corporation CEO David Zachry

Astec Industries Executive Vice President & COO Rick Dorris

HNTB Holdings, Ltd. Executive Vice President Paul Yarossi

ARTBA President & CEO Pete Ruane

ARTBA Executive Vice President & COO Bill Toohey

Allan Myers Chairman & CEO Ross Myers

Austin Industries President & CEO David Walls

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National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse (www.workzonesafety.org), the world’s largest online safety resource, handles 200,000 information requests annually.

The Clearinghouse hosted its National Conference on Work Zone Management and Safety September 20-22 in Springfield, Va. Conference attendees included contractors, manufacturers, insurance industry representatives, safety professionals and 52 representatives from more than 40 state DOTs.

The conference, the 20th such event hosted by ARTBA since 1985, featured 22 different learning sessions on these topics: Autonomous and Connected Vehicles; Variable Speed Limits; Real Time Monitoring/ITS; and ADA, Pedestrian and Bicycle Guidance & Accommodation.

Backing & Spotting Certificate Training Program

This new certificate program got off to a strong start in 2016.

A dozen classes have been offered across the U.S. and a number of additional ones are scheduled. The four-hour course is designed to create a national standard for spotting vehicles and controlling all backing operations.

OSHA Harwood Training

The TDF’s new safety training program, aimed at preventing falls in the transportation construction industry includes over a dozen fall prevention fact sheets, interactive computer-based demonstrations, and new curricula added to our very successful Roadway Safety + training program. Much of this first year of funding was spent on product development, with training classes being offered in 2017.

FHWA Work Zone Training Program

The Foundation provided training to 5,000 workers in a variety of programs. We also completed work on the following documents:

• Developing Internal Traffic Control Plans for Work Zones;

• Work Zone Truck Safety Brochure;• Improving Large Truck Safety in Work Zones;• Technical Advice on Crashworthiness of Work

Zone Safety Hardware; and• Pocket Guide on Accommodation of

Pedestrians in Work Zones.

LTAP & TTAP Clearinghouse

The Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) and Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP), is composed of a network of 58 Centers – one in every state, Puerto Rico and seven regional Centers serving tribal governments. The Centers enable local counties, parishes, townships, cities and towns to improve their roads and bridges by supplying them with a variety of training programs, new and existing technology updates, personalized technical assistance and newsletters.

Under the ARTBA Foundation’s management, the Clearinghouse bolstered its program of work

through a newly restructured website, redesigning the bi-weekly newsletter, creating a monthly electronic resource bulletin, fulfilling more than 5,000 requests for information, managing over 150 webinars, and exhibiting at three different national industry conferences with a total of over 10,000 attendees.

21st Annual Industry Leader Development Program

In May, more than 30 emerging transportation design and construction industry leaders from 21 states and D.C. participated in an intensive “boot camp” introduction to the federal legislative and regulatory processes, then descended on Capitol Hill to press their members of Congress to find a permanent revenue fix for the Highway Trust Fund and to fully fund the FAST Act for FY 2017. They were in Washington as part of the “Industry Leader Development Program,” which was held in conjunction with the association’s Federal Issues Program and the Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In.

The ILDP provides an understanding of industry economics, how transportation work in the U.S. is funded and financed, how actions by the federal government impact the industry, and how to become politically engaged to help shape transportation policy.6

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2016 Annual Industry Leader Development Program fellows

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Freight Movement Focus of TransOvation® Workshop

The 6th Annual Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation® Workshop, hosted at Astec Industries in Chattanooga, explored the intersection of new technology, infrastructure & public policy under the theme of “How Can We Move Freight More Productively to Give America the Competitive Edge?” TransOvation brings some of the brightest minds in transportation design, construction and management together with major business leaders for interactive discussions. Participants split into groups and brainstormed ideas for improving the movement of goods across America.

Featured speakers and topics included:

• Astec, Inc. President Malcolm Swanson on “A Strategy and Enabling Innovations for the Future of Roads in the U.S.”

• Hyperloop One Vice President of Strategic Communications Bruce Upbin on “Hyperloop and The Hyperefficient Port.”

• UPS Senior Vice President of Transportation Policy Tom Jensen on “A ‘Super User’s’ Perspective on Emerging Trends, Challenges & Opportunities in Goods Movement.”

Transportation Builder Institute

The Transportation Builder Institute hosted three Project Management Academies for three dozen industry professionals in partnership with its state chapters at their respective headquarters building: the General Contractors Association of New York, Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association and Carolinas AGC.

The interactive events included instruction led by industry experts on these topics: construction documentation, business ethics, management and leadership in the workplace, economics of safety, construction contract clauses, and building effective client relations.

TransOvation® Workshop

Project Management Academy in Chicago

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Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship

Eleven students from around the country were named recipients of the “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship,” which provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers killed or disabled on the job. The 2016-17 class included:

Stan Jones Clemson University

Lyndsay Sutton Florida Gulf Coast University

Amy McNeil Lamar State College

Kaitlyn Henry Ohio University

Willie Blevins University of North Georgia

Emily Jones Montana State University

Rachael Moser Harvard Graduate Studies

Kristen Jares University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Andrea Pair Northeastern State University

Cirar Butler Coahoma Community College

Victoria Markle Florida Gulf Coast University

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May 31, 2016

On June 26, 2007, my life changed irrevocably when I received news that my father, a 21-year veteran of the Maryland State Highway Administration, had been struck and killed upon impact by a negligent driver while clearing debris in a mobile work zone. During that challenging and stressful time, I was grateful to have received the timely assistance of the ARTBA Foundation’s Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship. As with all scholarship recipients, this crucial support provided reassurance that my studies at Denison University would remain uninterrupted, through my graduation in 2010, at a time when our family needed it most.

Upon further reflection, I realize the ramifications of receiving the initial scholarship were far greater than I originally thought. Not only did I learn vital skills throughout my college years that ultimately allowed me to become a thriving professional over the past six years; but I also received a solid educational foundation that has led me to pursue a Master’s degree in Education Policy and Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education this fall. With this financial support from ARTBA’s Foundation, I will further gain critical knowledge and skills essential to ensuring all students receive the necessary resources and support to empower them to thrive in the 21st century. Additionally, I now have this profound opportunity to honor my father’s deep commitment to higher education through earning this degree.

On behalf of all current and future scholarship recipients, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to ARTBA’s Foundation, for ultimately providing each of us with invaluable educational support at our greatest time of need – following the untimely death or permanent disability of a deeply loved parent.

Sincerely,

Rachael Moser

2016 ARTBA Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Recipient

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Awards

The ARTBA Foundation celebrated excellence in individuals and industry firms with these recognition programs:

• Transportation Development Hall of Fame: Lifetime Achievement

• Helping Hand: Community Relations & Philanthropic Programs

• Contractor Safety: Corporate Safety programs as measured by “OSHA Recordable Rate”

• Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction: Public & Private Sector Professionals and Students

Hall of Fame Officially Unveiled

Six members of the ARTBA Foundation’s “Transportation Development Hall of Fame” were on hand May 9 to unveil the official display at the association’s Washington headquarters.

Created in 2010, the Hall “honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transportation development and demonstrated exceptional leadership over their lifetime.”

On hand for the opening were: Brothers Stan and Jack Lanford; Bob Burleson, president of the Florida Transportation Builders’ Association; Jim Madara, a senior vice president at Gannett Fleming; Gene McCormick, former a senior vice president of Parsons Brinckerhoff; Dr. C. Michael Walton, a University of Texas civil engineering professor; Cal and Dale High, sons of Sanford H. High, the founder of High Welding Company in Lancaster, Pa.; and Bobby Briant, Jr., son of long-time New Jersey transportation construction legend, Bob Briant, Sr., also attended the event.

2016 Hall of Fame

The Hall’s two categories include:

Transportation Design & Construction Industry Leaders (Individuals or Families): Recognizes men, women and families who have made significant contributions—beyond just having successful businesses or careers—that have notably helped advance the interests and image of the transportation design, construction and safety industry.

There were two inductees: President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), recognizing his leadership role in the creation of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, which commemorated its 60th anniversary in 2016; and

Transportation Hall of Fame is officially unveiled

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Frank Turner (1908-1999), the man called one of the “fathers of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, and who spent 50 years in public service at Bureau of Public Roads and the Federal Highway Administration.

Transportation Design & Construction Industry Innovators: Honors the men and women who discovered or created a “game changing” product or process that significantly advanced transportation design, construction and/or safety. It seeks to honor the original innovator.

Caterpillar founders Benjamin Leroy Holt (1849-1920) & Clarence Leo “C.L.” Best (1878-1951)

Helping Hand Awards

The second annual Helping Hand Awards were presented May 10 in the Nation’s Capital as part of the ARTBA Federal Issues Program. The competition honors “organizations within the transportation construction industry that have exceptional strategic philanthropic programs—outside the scope of normal business operations— that strengthen, build, improve the quality of life and make a positive difference in their communities.”

There were four honorees.

• HDR Foundation: Omaha, Nebraska

• Ranger Construction Industries: West Palm Beach, Fla.

• KCI Technologies: Sparks, Md.

• Transurban: Alexandria, Va.

Scott Lang, of KCI Technologies, accepts one of the ARTBA-Transportation Development Foundation’s 2016 “Helping Hands Awards.”

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Contractor Safety

Winners demonstrated a low “OSHA Recordable Rate” as measured against benchmark metrics established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The awards were presented Oct. 5 at the ARTBA National Convention in two categories, based on the number of employee hours worked:

• 500,000 to 1 million hours: Wagman Heavy Civil, York, Pa.

• More than 1 million hours: Webber, LLC, The Woodlands, Texas

Honorable mentions went to Gray and Son/Maryland Paving of Timonium, Md., and Granite Construction of Watsonville, Calif.

Women Leaders

The “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards” were presented Oct. 5 during the ARTBA National Convention in three categories:

The Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award: Named after ARTBA’s executive director from the mid-1920s, it is given to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, long-term service in the industry’s public or private

sectors and dedication to the advancement of innovation and other women leaders.

• Darlene Gee, vice president and Northern California district leader, HNTB Corp.

• Paula Hammond, senior vice president, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

The Glass Hammer Award

The award honors at least one company in the transportation construction industry that has innovative programs and activities directed at successfully promoting women leaders within their organization.

• RK&K

Future Industry Leader Spotlight Award

The award recognizes students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies at a U.S. college or university who have achieved an outstanding academic record and demonstrated extraordinary leadership skills within and outside of the academic environment.

• Meredith Gee, University of Denver

• Ria Kontou, University of Florida

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2016 Board of Trustees

Leo Vecellio Chairman & CEO, Vecellio Group (Chairman)

Paul Yarossi Executive Vice President HNTB Holdings (Vice Chairman)

David Zachry CEO Zachry Corporation

Pete Ruane President & CEO ARTBA

Paula Hammond Senior Vice President WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Tom Hill CEO Summit Materials

Nick Ivanoff President U.S. Transportation Market Segment Louis Berger

Steve Wright President Wright Brothers Construction

Bill Cox President Corman Construction, Annapolis Junction, Md.

Rich Wagman Chairman Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc.

Charlie Potts Chairman of the Board Heritage Construction & Materials

Larry Tate Product Director Caterpillar Inc.

Matt Jeanneret Executive Director 202.289.4434mjeanneret@artba

Brad Sant Executive Director, Safety & Education 202.289.4434bsant@artba.org

ARTBA Foundation Staff

Eileen Houlihan Scholarship & Awards Program Manager 202.289.4434ehoulihan@artba.org

The ARTBA-TDF was established in 1985 as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt entity to support research, education and public awareness. Corporate and personal contributions to support the activities of the Foundation may be tax-deductible. The Foundation’s Federal Tax Identification

Number is 52-6283894.

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