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Business
Construction Costs Continued Climbing in February with More Expected in First Half of 2021
Materials and labor prices rose for the fourth consecutive month as the engineering and construction industry rebounds from the COVID-19 induced recession.
Construction Safety
Tips to Improve Ventilation on Indoor Jobsites and Cut COVID Risks
Profit Matters
Clean Machine, Healthy Bottom Line
Construction Technology
How GPS Tracking Enables Social Distancing and Optimizes Construction Fleet Productivity During Pandemic
Construction Technology
Aclaimant and StrongArm Technologies Partner on Next Evolution of COVID-19 Risk Management
Asphalt
Hops & Highways Episode 17: 10 Tips for Asphalt Roller Maintenance
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Infrastructure
Federal Highway Bill Funded Nearly 110,000 U.S. Road and Bridge Improvements
ARTBA outlines the benefits of the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act as a Senate hearing begins on the federal highway program’s reauthorization.
Pickup Trucks & Vans
2021 Ram 1500 Is the Only Pickup to Earn 2021 IIHS Top Safety Pick Rating
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) technology graded “superior” among more than 100 available safety and security features on the 2021 Ram 1500
Pavement Maintenance
Pavement Magazine Presents 2021 Pavement Award Ceremony
Recognizing individuals and companies who have enhanced the paving and pavement maintenance industry through their pursuit of excellence, professionalism, dedication to education and adoption to technology.
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COVID-19
Barely More Than Half of Construction Workers Will Take the COVID-19 Vaccine
Some of the nation’s workers at greatest infection risk are the least willing to be vaccinated, and with new freedom to require it, employers may be key to getting people vaccinated
Business
Study: Collective Bargaining in IL Construction Offers a Model for COVID Recovery
Economic impact of union construction in northeastern Illinois provides workers a ladder to the middle-class that stabilize the state’s economy by creating downstream jobs, reducing demand for social services and boosting GDP along with tax revenues
Infrastructure
Could Impeachment Delay Infrastructure Bill?
Congress may push an infrastructure financing bill into the second quarter as other priorities could impede on Biden's 100-day plan.
Asphalt
Turning Face Masks into Pavement
An innovative way to reduce pandemic-generated waste by recycling single-use face masks into pavement.
COVID-19
OSHA Issues Stronger Guidance on Coronavirus Protection Program Implementation
Stronger worker safety guidance is intended to help employers and workers implement a coronavirus protection program and better identify risks.
Infrastructure
Biden's Buy American Executive Order Will Impact Construction, Manufacturing
The Biden Administration is going farther than the Trump Administration—at least when it comes to Buy American executive orders—to prioritize domestic industry in government procurement.
Business
Recovering From a Pandemic-Induced Recession Means Proceeding with Caution for Construction
The COVID-19 relief bill brings a bright spot, but with construction backlogs below average and pandemic-related issues that are new to the outlook equation, now's the time for a careful climb back to 'normal'
Asphalt
Hops & Highways Episode 14: Tips to Avoid OSHA Violations
OSHA-related content dominated the news this week as Biden announced his plans to increase enforcement of violations, especially those specific to COVID-19. We discuss the top 10 OSHA violations and how to avoid them.
COVID-19
Biden Will Ask OSHA to Reconsider Emergency COVID-19 Standards
OSHA has issued guidelines, not standards, to protect workers from coronavirus infection, and the incoming administration plans to stiffen enforcement as well as requirements
Infrastructure
Biden Announces Plan for Economic Recovery, Promises Infrastructure Next Month
Biden's two-step plan for rescue and recovery in our nation includes presenting his "Build Back Better" plan to Congress in February. The plan includes $2 trillion in spending over four years for infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Report: Infrastructure Investment Presents Opportunity to Energize U.S. Economy
The ASCE has released their 2021 Failure to Act Report which discusses how the nation’s failure to act to improve the condition of U.S. infrastructure systems affect the nation’s economic performance
Digging Deeper
How to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks and Maintain Compliance this Winter
The unique safety risks and regulatory challenges construction companies will face this winter due to COVID-19 and how technology can help mitigate the risks and ensure compliance.
COVID-19
Stimulus Bill Requires Contractors Do the Right Thing in Coronavirus Contact Tracing
To keep workers productive on job sites, employers will need capacity to identify COVID-19 exposure and notify those at risk within 24 hours. Paper records of health screenings won't do the job.
Business
U.S. Economy Loses 140,000 Jobs in December
The weakness largely reflected job cuts at restaurants but job losses in leisure and hospitality and in private education were partially offset by gains in professional and business services, retail trade and construction
Business
AGC & SAGE Forecast COVID-19 to Shrink the 2021 Construction Market
Results of the 2021 Construction Outlook survey yield a forecast of declining demand for new construction projects, increasing project cancellations or delayed production and decreasing new hires
Business
Single-family Housing Continues to Thrive During Pandemic as Multifamily, Commercial Construction Struggle
The residential housing market has held strong and will continue to thrive in 2021, but multifamily and commercial construction aren't expected to fare as well post-pandemic.
Business
Keeping Your Business Ahead of the Next COVID-19 Crisis
McKinsey & Company offers strategy and insights on how to protect your business from the next crisis and the uncertainty that surrounds it.
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
GPS Tracking Enables Social Distancing, Fleet Management During Pandemic
Real-time vehicle tracking allows immediate response and adjustment to emergencies and changing demands.
Asphalt
Latest COVID Relief Bill Gives $10B to State DOTs
State departments of transportation are getting $10 billion in long-awaited emergency aid from a $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure passed by Congress late on December 21 as part of a final year-end legislative package.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Construction Risk Mitigation Strategies for Today and Tomorrow
The construction industry's never had to deal with so many unknowns, and StructionSite recommends a method contractors can use to evaluate, prioritize and act to reduce their risks without being overwhelmed
Asphalt
Top 10 Road Building Stories of 2020
COVID, infrastructure funding and the election dominated the news this year. Take a look at the top stories that held our readers attention in 2020.
Asphalt
Congress Set to Approve COVID Package with $45 Billion in Transportation Aid
The $2.4 trillion COVID relief and annual spending package is expected to pass both chambers of Congress Dec. 21 with overwhelming bipartisan support and be signed into law by President Donald Trump
COVID-19
Associated General Contractors Sue to Block Fed’s Effort To Change PPP Rules
Small Business Admin. and Office of Management and Budget created a questionnaire without public input that asks about everything other than the economic uncertainty that Congress intended to drive program
Rental
Sunbelt Rentals Aims to Raise Awareness on COVID-19 Best Practices
Sunbelt Rentals announces it will participate in the American Rental Association's Clean. Safe. Essential. program, that aims to emphasize safe rental operations for the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Business Services
5 Ways Leaders Can Motivate and Inspire Remote Teams
AEM shares five useful and common-sense ways in which business leaders can motivate remote teams and help them keep pace with organizational demands and goals.
COVID-19
Data-Driven Strategy’s Potential to Alleviate Effects of Possible COVID-19 Mandates
Aclaimant, an insight-driven workflow solution for safety and risk management, provides insight into data-driven strategies that could prevent the effect of potential COVID-19 mandates in the construction industry.
Asphalt
Hops & Highways Episode 10: The Economy, Traits of a Top Contractor & Build America Friday
Where does the COVID relief bill stand? What will the road building industry look like in 2021? What are the traits of top contractors? Tune in to the latest episode of Hops & Highways to find answers to these questions and more!
Power
Lind Equipment Develops Virus-Killing UVC LED System
Western University’s ImPaKT lab tested the company’s Apollo UVC LED system and found that, at a dose of only 10 millijoules per squared centimeter, the Apollo UVC LED system killed at least 99.99 percent of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
COVID-19
Courts Rule Against Suit By Native Americans, Environmentalists, Health Providers to Stop $2.6B Pipeline Project
UPDATED: Two court rulings go against native tribes and health professionals suing to stop construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota
Infrastructure
Will Transportation Funding Pass in the Next COVID Relief Bill?
A new round of COVID-19 relief that includes transportation aid is on the congressional radar as the U.S. House and Senate prepare to adjourn for the year
