2013 Transportation Development Foundation Annual Report

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CONTENTS

Chairman’s Message 3

Hall of Fame 4

LTAP/TTAP Clearinghouse 5

18th Annual Young Executive Development Program 6

3rd Annual Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation™ Workshop 7

Transportation Builder Institute 7

National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse 9

Safety Programs & Services 9

Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship 10

Awards 11

PRIDE 12

Globe 13

15th Annual Roadway Work Zone Safety 15

Contractor Safety 16

TransOvation™ 17 Women Leaders 18


CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGEARTBA’s mission, dating back to its founding in 1902, has always been clear: grow and protect

the transportation construction market, while improving safety for industry workers and

motorists. This focus includes educating policymakers and the public about the need for

robust investment in all modes of transportation infrastructure.

The Transportation Development Foundation (TDF), ARTBA’s “sister organization,” plays a

critical role in this mission, ensuring the commitment remains strong and effective. To this

end, the Foundation implemented a wide-ranging program of work that delivered

outstanding results in 2013:

During the first week of June, YEDP fellows received an in-depth overview

of the federal legislative and regulatory processes. With more than 500 graduates, the YEDP is

the vehicle to prepare the industry for the future challenges it faces at the national and

state-levels.

The named in honor of the Astec Industries founder,

featured technology leaders from Google, Microsoft, IBM, Mercedes Benz and Toyota detailing how emerging “smart”

automotive technologies will interact and impact roadways. Recommendations from the workshop will be used by a

special ARTBA task force that is developing association policy to ensure the industry’s interests are represented in the

ongoing transition to “smarter” motor vehicles.

On the safety front, the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse continued to be the “industry’s go-to-

resource,” handling . The Foundation, through a variety of contracts with the

federal government and industry allies, also

Through six national awards programs, the ARTBA Foundation provided a platform to publicly recognize and honor

for excellence in community relations, work zone safety,

environmental protection, and innovation. Collectively, these programs help illustrate for the news media and

policymakers the many positive impacts of transportation investment.

Last, but certainly not least, industry firms or their foundations, labor unions, and AASHTO generously

to support the “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program.” As a result, we were able

to brighten the educational future for the children of our industry’s fallen workers.

Please read through this annual report for details on these many accomplishments. See how the Foundation is helping advance

the association’s mission and making a major difference in the lives of many. We commend the leadership and commitment of

the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and staff, and appreciate the industry firms and organizations that supported the

ARTBA-TDF during the year. Thank you all for working together on behalf of the transportation construction industry!

Leo Vecellio, The Vecellio GroupWest Palm Beach, Fla.


HALL OF FAME The “Transportation Development Hall of Fame” 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 in two categories.

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.

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.

FAR LEFT: , founder of Astec Industries

in Chattanooga, Tenn.

LEFT: (posthumously),

founder of Ammann & Whitney Consulting Engineers,

now based in New York.

FAR LEFT: , a senior vice president,

Parsons Brinckerhoff in Naples, Fla.

LEFT: ., (posthumously), the long-time

CEO of the Utility & Transportation Contractors

Association of New Jersey, in Allenwood.


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

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, an information

clearinghouse, 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 new interactive website and in fulfilling more than 10,000 requests for information, and

producing 10 downloadable podcasts.

Local & Tribal Technical Assistance Program


18TH ANNUAL YOUNG EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The 18th annual Young Executive Development Program (YEDP), held June 3-6, was the largest

class ever with 50 industry executives participating. They were provided with a three-and-a-half day

introduction to the federal legislative and regulatory process. The YEDP included visits with federal

agency officials, legislators and congressional staff to discuss the highway/transit authorization

bill, and offered an overview of ARTBA’s role in representing the industry’s interests in the Nation’s

Capital.

2013 YEDP Class


3RD ANNUAL DR. J. DON BROCK TRANSOVATION™ WORKSHOP

Technology leaders from Google, Microsoft,

IBM, Mercedes Benz and Toyota detailed

emerging “smart” automotive technologies and

how they will interact with roadways to a select

group of during the third annual “Dr. J. Don

Brock TransOvation™ Workshop,” held in

late-October in San Jose, Calif. The event,

named after the pioneering founder of Astec

Industries, offers a learning experience for key

transportation design, construction and

management executives who want to position

their industry and their firm or agency as leaders

in a rapidly changing world.

Participants were tasked with developing a

proposed policy framework, business plan and political narrative that could be used by ARTBA to

ensure the transition to “smarter” motor vehicles is safe and efficient and that the industry’s

interests are represented as new policies for the transition are developed. The workshop

recommendations will serve as a platform for discussion by a special ARTBA task force that is

developing association policy on this issue.

TRANSPORTATION BUILDER INSTITUTE Through the Transportation Builder Institute’s

Project Management, Scheduling and Safety

Academies, the ARTBA Foundation successfully

provided real-world and customized

professional development and training to

dozens of transportation design, construction

and safety executives.


The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse hosted “Best Practices in Work Zone Safety” at the 2013 Local Transportation Management Virtual Conference & Innovation Showcase.


NATIONAL WORK ZONE SAFETY INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE

The National Work Zone Safety Information

Clearinghouse ( ),

the world’s largest online safety resource with

information in seven languages, provided a

broad array of services for industry

professionals and public officials. The facility handled more than 175,000 information requests

and sponsored the “Best Practices in Work Zone Safety” educational component of the “Local

Transportation Management Virtual Conference & Innovation Showcase.”

SAFETY PROGRAM & SERVICES Through a variety of training contracts with the Federal Highway Administration, Occupational

Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and ARTBA Foundation-sponsored courses, the

association and its partners offered safety training to more than 6,000 industry professionals

during the year.

Other notable safety programs included the:

Creation of several new versions of the highly-acclaimed safety training course, “Preventing

Runovers and Backovers,” based on a decade of research conducted by the National Institute for

Occupational Safety & Health, ARTBA and industry partners.

Development of several new guidance documents providing “best practices” for local

transportation officials related to flagging operations and temporary traffic control on gravel

and other low-volume roads.

Launch of a new coalition to effectively address OSHA’s proposal on crystalline silica.

Development of a new, learning management system, hosted on the Work Zone Safety

Information Clearinghouse website, allowing industry members to take accredited online

safety courses.


HIGHWAY WORKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Six students from around the country were named recipients of the “Lanford Family Highway

Worker Memorial Scholarship,” the first-of-its-kind program that provides post-high school

financial assistance to the children of highway workers killed or disabled on the job.

The 2013-14 class included:

From left to right:Vybav Hiraesave University of Delaware (chemical engineering)

Lyndsay Morgan Florida Gulf Coast University (athletic training)

Haley Ward University of Southern Indiana (biology)

From left to right:Dallas Jones Indiana Institute of Technology (computer science)

Grant Horn Lincoln College of Technology in Kentucky (automotive diesel technology)

Alexis Keefe Bentley University near Boston (business degree)


AWARDS More than 40 industry firms and agencies were recognized for excellence through six main awards

programs:

PRIDE: Community Relations & Public Relations

Globe: Environmental Protection

TransOvation™: Project-related Innovation

Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction: Public & Private

Sector Professionals and Students

Roadway Work Zone Safety Awareness: Public Education, Training, Technology &

Innovation

Contractor Safety: Corporate Safety Programs (As measured by their “OSHA Recordable

Rate.”)


PRIDE AWARDS Winners in two categories included:

Community Relations:

O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc.: “TLC for Kids Sports” (California)

The Shelly Company, an Oldcastle Materials Company: Themed Truck Program

“Rolling Billboards” (Ohio)

FIGG: “South Norfolk Jordan Bridge” (Virginia)

Tilcon New York, Division of Oldcastle Materials for its “Community

Involvement Program.”

Public-Media Relations/Education: Public Sector

Utah Department of Transportation, I-15 CORE Communications Team: “I-15

Corridor Expansion Public Information Program”

Texas Department of Transportation & HNTB: “U.S. 290 Program”

Community Relations: First Place: O.C. Jones & Son, Inc.


GLOBE AWARDS The honorees included:

Category: Bridges (Projects <$10 Million)

Rosales + Partners, Freese and Nichols, Inc., Schlaich Bergermann and Partner, and

Rebcon, Inc.: “Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Pedestrian Bridge” (Texas)

Category: Bridges (Projects >$10 Million)

FIGG: “South Norfolk Jordan Bridge” (Virginia)

Category: Major Highway (Project <$100 Million)

Reeves Construction Company, West Division, Georgia Department of

Transportation (GDOT) and Lehigh Technologies: “Highway 247, Bibb and Houston Counties”

Category: Major Highway (Project >$100 Million)

NorthGate Constructors (Joint Venture of Kiewit and Zachry Construction): “The

Dallas Fort Worth Connector Project”

LBJ Infrastructure Group and Trinity Infrastructure: “The LBJ Express Project”

(Texas)

Category: Public Transit

Regional Transportation District and Denver Transit Construction Group:

“Regional Transportation District’s West Rail Line”


Category: Bridges (Projects <$10 Million): First Place: Rosales & Partners, Freese and Nichols, Inc., Schlaich Bergermann and Partner, and Rebcon, Inc.

Category: Major Highway (Project <$100 Million): First Place: Reeves Construction Company, West Divsion,

Georgia Department of Transportation and Lehigh Technologies.


15th ANNUAL ROADWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY AWARDS The 15th annual Roadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Awards were presented at a September 9

luncheon during ARTBA’s National Convention. There were winners in two categories:

“Outreach Campaigns:” Recognizes efforts to promote safety through public and employee

focused education campaigns

DBi Services, LLC, “National Work Zone Safety

Week Billboard & High School Outreach Program”

Missouri Department of Transportation,

“Don’t Zone Out” Campaign

Texas Department of Transportation, “Be Safe.

Drive Smart Campaign”

Utah Department of Transportation, “I-15 CORE

Lane Split Education Campaign”

“Training Programs:” Honors efforts to promote worker safety on the jobsite

DBi Services, LLC, “Work Zone Safety Training Program”

Maryland State Highway Administration, “Traffic Manager’s Training

Course”

North Texas Tollway Authority, “Maintenance Department Safety

Program”

Provo River Constructors, a Joint-Venture Company for the

“I-15 Corridor Expansion Project”

Left to right: ARTBA-TDF Chairman Leo Vecellio, Vecellio Group, Inc., Todd Jensen, I-15 CORE project director, Utah Department of Transportation, and Bob Johnson,

Granite Construction.


CONTRACTOR SAFETY Winners demonstrated a low “OSHA Recordable Rate” as measured against benchmark metrics

established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and awards were presented in three categories, based

on the number of employee hours worked:

Tilcon, Inc., Wharton, N.J.

Superior Construction Company Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla.

Granite Construction Company, Watsonville, Calif.

From left to right: ARTBA-TDF Chairman Leo Vecellio, Vecellio Group, Inc. with Contractor Safety Award Winner Mike Donnino, Granite Construction, and Bob Johnson, Granite Construction.


TRANSOVATION™ AWARDS The second annual TransOvation™ Awards, presented October 28 in San Jose, Calif., honor

“innovative transportation infrastructure-related products, services, technologies and techniques

introduced over the past five years that can be documented to provide a high return-on-investment

by: improving transportation safety; saving transportation users and taxpayers time and/or money;

or making our transportation infrastructure more environmentally sustainable.”

2013 winners included the:

Utah Department of Transportation & Provo River Constructors for “Innovative

Contracting: Fixed-Price, Best Design Procurement,” on the I-15 Corridor Expansion project

in central Utah.

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development and the Louisiana TIMED Managers,

a joint venture of GEC Inc., Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc., and THE LPA GROUP for the

“Louisiana TIMED Program,” a state-wide transportation infrastructure revitalization effort.

Oregon Department of Transportation’s “Environmental Programmatic Permitting for OTIA

III State Bridge Delivery Program,” an environmental programmatic permitting and streamlining

process that helped the state repair and replace 300 highway bridges in under 10 years.

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development: “Louisiana TIMED Program.”


WOMEN LEADERSThe “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards” were presented during the

ARTBA National Convention in two 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.

president, Cotter Consulting, Inc.

director of North America Highway and Bridges, CH2M HILL

The Future Industry Spotlight 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.

Texas A&M University—Texas Transportation Institute

ARTBA-TDF Chairman Leo Vecellio, Vecellio Group, Inc., with Susan Martinovich, CH2M HILL.

Anne Edwards-Cotter, Cotter Consulting, Inc., with Leo Vecellio, Vecellio Group, Inc.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ARTBA-TDF STAFF

Leo Vecellio(Chairman) Chairman, President & CEO Vecellio Group West Palm Beach, Fla.

Charlie Potts Chairman of the Board Heritage Construction & MaterialsIndianapolis, Ind.

Steve Wright President Wright Brothers ConstructionCharleston, Tenn.

Matt Jeanneret Executive Director

Pete RuanePresident & CEOARTBAWashington, D.C.

Doug BlackPresident J3L, LLCAtlanta, Ga.

Brad SantExecutive Director of Safety & Education

Rich WagmanChairman G.A. & F.C. WagmanYork, Pa.

Tom HillCEOSummit MaterialsDenver, Colo.

Paul YarossiPresidentHNTB HoldingsNew York, N.Y.

Larry Tate Worldwide Product Manager Caterpillar Inc.East Peoria, Ill.

Gene McCormick Senior Vice President Parsons BrinckerhoffNaples, Fla.

Bill Cox President Corman ConstructionAnnapolis Junction, Md.

Garry Higdem President Parsons Construction GroupWestminster, Colo.



ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONThe 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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