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Highway and bridge worker jobs up 4.5% YOY in June
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says workers employed by highway, street and bridge contractors grew 4.5 percent in June compared to the same month in 2016, representing a net increase of roughly 16,000 workers. Total workers employed in this segment reached 372,600, marking three consecutive years of growth in June and the […]
August 9, 2017
Roadbuilding
Maryland makes highway construction engineering plans free online
Maryland has made it quite a bit cheaper for contractors to access plans for highway jobs. In fact, the state’s made it free. According to the Washington Post, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said this week that all of state’s engineering plans for highway construction projects are now all available for free online. As of July 1, […]
July 30, 2015
Roadbuilding
With lack of transportation funding, highway contractors shift to other fields
The recent drop in transportation infrastructure spending has some highway contractors moving to other fields such and energy exploration, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The highway construction industry lost more than 2 million workers during the recession, reaching a low in January 2011. Since then, the industry has added 399,000 jobs, […]
November 27, 2013
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