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Roadbuilding

More than half of highway contractors report crashes in their work zones, AGC says

The survey revealed that 53 percent of the contractors had to delay projects because of work zone crashes. More information on Equipment World.

June 21, 2018

Business

Construction costs hit highest levels in 7 years; metal tariffs could drive them up further

The AGC says the tariffs will likely drive prices even higher and could lead to project delays, as steel mills have witnessed a surge in demand. More here.

June 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Staker Parson wins AGC’s 10+ Highway Project of the Year

Staker Parson Materials & Construction's Mountain View Corridor project in West Valley City, UT, announced as the AGC's 10+ Highway Project of the Year.,Staker Parson Materials & Construction's Mountain View Corridor project in West Valley City, UT, announced as the AGC's 10+ Highway Project of the Year.

June 11, 2018

Workforce

Texas summer camp will introduce teens to construction through team-based project

The camp will introduce 9th & 10th graders to equipment used on construction sites. Students will be able to apply their STEM skills to real-world applications.

May 30, 2018

Business

AGC: Most states adding construction jobs; aluminum, steel tariffs pose risk

Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, according to Associated General Contractors of America. AGC attributed the growth to “strong private-sector demand and new public-sector investments in school and airport construction.” The nonprofit association, however, cautioned that a worker shortage and potential impacts […]

May 8, 2018

Safety & Compliance

ELD mandate: Full enforcement has begun; AGC to seek construction exemption

Though full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate began April 1, the Associated General Contractors of America has not given up on seeking an exemption for the construction industry. Brian Deery, senior director of AGC’s Highway & Transportation Division, said that over the next few months AGC will be talking with other industry […]

April 5, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ad campaign calls on Congress to act on transportation infrastructure funding package

The Transportation Construction Coalition and Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition developed a new ad campaign that urges Congress and the Trump administration to act now to develop and pass a robust transportation infrastructure funding package and provide a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund, according to a release from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The ad […]

March 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

New NAPA chairman urges members to focus on safety, quality and following through

The Silver Star Construction crew from Moore, Oklahoma, was following all the safety rules on that spring morning as they paved. Distracted, the driver of a pickup truck bore down on the work zone at 50 miles per hour. The catastrophic accident that unfolded in the next few moments touched off a crusade for […]

February 14, 2018

Workforce

AGC Charities presents $195,000 in Hurricane Harvey aid to construction workers

Eighty-three construction workers who suffered damage to their homes from Hurricane Harvey got a $2,350 surprise. Each received a check in that amount from AGC Charities, the philanthropic arm of the Associated General Contractors of America. AGC Charities began raising money nationwide after Harvey’s winds and floods devastated Texas. It left many construction workers with […]

January 29, 2018

Safety

OSHA’s new silica dust rule upheld in U.S. Court of Appeals

On December 22, 2017, a three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected challenges to a 2016 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule toughening workers’ exposure levels for silica dust, Engineering News-Record reports. The panel said OSHA had met legal requirements for determining what standards are feasible, economically and […]

January 9, 2018

Workforce

Contractors expect growth in 2018 – along with worsening labor shortage

Anticipating that the economy will be better than last year for the industry, a majority of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2018. But their optimism is tempered by concern over a growing shortage of skilled workers. That’s according to a survey released today by Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and […]

January 3, 2018

Business

EPA seeks comments on proposed WOTUS rule withdrawal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule to withdraw the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that defines what streams, wetlands and other wet areas are controlled by the federal government and subject to the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act. This is the first […]

August 7, 2017