Join VTCA Leadership and your peers on November 28 for the very first VTCA Member Orientation!

 

Are you a new member of the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance? Are you looking for ways to get involved? Do you want to know the secrets to making your membership work for YOU? If yes, this is the event for you!

As a respected partner of state regulatory agencies and your strongest voice on industry issues, we are pleased to announce that we will continue to effectively serve you in 2024.

by Prianka Sharma, ARTBA’s Vice President & Counsel for Regulatory Affairs

 

By now, you may have heard that changes are coming to the regulations concerning the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA)— the prevailing wage law for direct federal and federal-aid projects. First proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) August 8, the new regulations take effect October 23, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has already published a new Form 1273. Contractors with direct federal and federal-aid projects are affected.

Register today for this year's Aggregate Producer Safety Seminar which will offer a wide range of safety topics along with presentations from industry and safety professionals on December 6.

VTCA is working with coalition allies to include the R&D fix in the federal government funding resolution that needs to be approved by November 17.  
  
House and Senate tax writers are discussing a compromise tax package that would include a multi-year fix to R&D amortization.  
  
Congress needs to understand the urgency of fixing R&D amortization before the end of the year.  

Registration is now open for the 2024 TCMI program, marking over three decades of training Virginia’s transportation industry’s emerging leaders. Offered at Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg, TCMI leads participants through a comprehensive developmental program tailored for individuals on a leadership track in the industry.

VDOT’s Construction Division recently shared an update of Class Groupings and Working Titles that will apply for staffing on Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) contracts.

Has your facility been working to reduce its environmental footprint? Do you have a stellar sustainability initiative? Did you develop an innovative strategy that benefited the environment? Consider applying for the 2024 Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards. 

There has been research abroad that shows volcanic rock fines can pull carbon from the air along with new research in the United States, specifically California, that supports international research, and this just might be viable.

Virginia Department of Transportation Chief Deputy Commissioner Cathy McGhee, P.E. announced that Bill Cuttler, P.E. has been selected as the agency’s new Northern Virginia District Engineer.