American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) officials said the organization is working with a pair of entities to enhance traffic safety and reduce worker injuries amid COVID-19.
ARTBA has a history of collaborating with the Texas transportation construction industry and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on a host of safety improvement initiatives.
“Safety is a process, not an achievement,” ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough said during the recent virtual Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGCTX) and TxDOT Executive Safety Conference. “We must continuously look critically at what we are doing and seek improvement – even when we think we are doing well.”
One such initiative, per McGough, is the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP) program, which seeks to boost the hazard awareness and risk management skills of all transportation project professionals.
SCTPP is governed by a Certification Commission co-chaired by David Walls, president and CEO of Dallas-based Austin Industries.
“We’ve seen some good, positive outcomes with speed cameras that are effective at getting motorists to comply with posted speed limits,” McGough said.
ARTBA’s guidance document – Managing Speeds in Work Zones – shows the presence of traffic law enforcement can yield up to a 15 mph decrease in driver speeding.
ARTBA unites all facets of the transportation construction industry as a means of advocating for infrastructure investment and policy meeting the nation’s need for safe and efficient travel.