Mon February 06, 2017
New USDOT Conditions Report Highlights $926B Highway, Transit Investment Backlog
The U.S. Department of Transportation in a new “conditions and performance” report estimates that the backlog of needed highway and transit infrastructure projects has reached $926 billion, and that many billions more will be needed in the next 20 years to keep up with demand....
Mon February 06, 2017
$550 Million Expansion Airport Expansion Project
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has officially broken ground on its North Satellite Modernization Project, which it says will expand and renovate the 44-year-old facility to better serve passengers and respond to continuing growth....
MARISSA PAYNE - Mon February 06, 2017
The Super Bowl Construction Ad That Was Banned From Broadcast
A Super Bowl ad imagined by the family-owned company 84 Lumber decided to tackle a controversial subject in its first Super Bowl ad. But it wasn't exactly how the company originally planned it, however....
Gary LaBarbera - Wed February 01, 2017
City Council Can Protect NYC Workers From Construction Accidents by Mandating Better Training
On January 31, thousands of New York City construction workers assembled to mourn the tragic loss of 30 workers who died in construction accidents over the past two years. But they weren't there only to mourn....
David J. Mitchell - Wed February 01, 2017
Celebrated Bridge in Larose Undergoes $24M Upgrade
In the fall of 1961, Gov. Jimmie Davis and his back-up vocal group, the Plainsmen, sang “You Are My Sunshine,' and “Peace in the Valley' to open the $1.5 million West Larose Vertical Lift Bridge on La....
Wed February 01, 2017
Construction Employment Declines in 110 out of 358 Metro Areas as Businesses Urge President Trump to Deliver on Infrastructure Promise
onstruction employment declined in 110 out of 358 metro areas between December 2015 and December 2016, was stagnant in another 65 and increased in 183, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Wed February 01, 2017
Business Leaders to S.C. Legislators: 'Fix Our Crumbling Roads'
Business leaders are again pushing the Legislature to fix South Carolina's crumbling roads, saying it's time to “finish the job' by passing a long-term funding solution or risk losing jobs to other states....
Mon January 30, 2017
Foundation of ASA Updates Its Lien, Bond Claims Manual in 50 States
The Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association (FASA) has updated its Lien & Bond Claims in the 50 States, a downloadable manual outlining the lien and bond laws in each state and the The Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association (FASA) has updated its Lien & Bond Claims in the 50 States, a downloadable manual outlining the lien and bond laws in each state and the District Columbia....
Giles Lambertson - Mon January 30, 2017
Expedited Impact Studies? It Is Worth a Try
Environmental impact study delays are legend. Notorious is the better word. The new administration in Washington wants to shorten them. Good luck. The problem is generally conceded. A year ago, a Government Accountability Office reportsaid the average completion time in 2012 for an environmental impact study was 4.6 years....
Wed January 25, 2017
Trump Takes First Step Toward Border Wall
President Donald Trump on Jan. 25 started to reshape U.S. immigration enforcement policies via executive action, taking his first steps toward fulfilling some of the most publicized pledges that defined his campaign — building a border wall....
