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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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$271 Billion in Wastewater Construction Needed over the Next Five Years
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, a collaboration between EPA, states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories to compile the monetary needs of treatment, transportation, and management of the nation’s wastewater and… Read More
February 4, 2016
Highway Administration Implements Limitations on Local Hire Requirements
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sent a letter on Jan. 8 to its state field offices directing them to comply with a provision (section 192) in the fiscal year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act –signed into law in December 2015 – requiring states to certify that three conditions have been… Read More
February 4, 2016
It’s Not Too Late to Get Involved in AGC Charities’ Operation Opening Doors Project in San Antonio
Watch the new AGC Charities video to learn more and get involved today! In March 2016, AGC Charities will be in San Antonio to help build a new handicap accessible water park addition to the non-profit Morgan’s Wonderland, the world's first theme park designed with special-needs individuals in… Read More
February 4, 2016
17th Annual Willis Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA)
On January 18 – 19, 2016, AGC safety and health committee volunteers will be conducting their initial review of applications submitted for this year’s Willis/AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA).  This year we have 98 companies from across the nation vying for the best of the best… Read More
February 4, 2016
Congress Passes Legislation to Repeal Major Portions of ObamaCare, President Plans to Veto
Both the U.S. House and Senate passed legislation, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, which would repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Congress has voted to repeal parts of the Act more than 50 times since the law’s passage in 2010. However, this the… Read More
February 4, 2016
2016 State Gas Tax Changes
Congress’s repeated failure to increase the federal gas tax has resulted in eighteen states enacting laws to increase or reform their taxes to provide additional funding for transportation infrastructure since 2013.  The recently signed-into-law transportation bill, the FAST Act, does provide… Read More
February 4, 2016
Omnibus Legislation Releases $2.1 Billion in Earmarked Funds
The fiscal year (FY) 2016 omnibus appropriations bill, passed by Congress at the end of December, includes a provision allowing states to use federal-aid highway funding that was previously earmarked for specific projects to be used for other projects located nearby. Specifically, the provision… Read More
February 4, 2016
Iowa Gearing Up for Democratic & Republican Caucuses
If you’ve watched any presidential election coverage lately, you’ve no doubt heard a lot about the upcoming Iowa caucuses.  Unlike most voters who will participate in a primary election by casting a ballot early or at a polling location on election day, Democratic and Republican voters in Iowa… Read More
February 4, 2016
Federal Contractors Conference Early-Bird Rate Expires 1/31
Save $75 on Registration Fee; Held May 10-11 in DC Register before January 31 for the 2016 AGC Federal Contractors Conference (FEDCON) and save $75 off the registration fee. FEDCON—held May 10-11 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.—is the premier conference for federal construction… Read More
February 4, 2016
Final FY 2016 Funding Bill Unveiled
Passage Expected Before Christmas On Wednesday, Congressional leaders released a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that will fund federal agencies and programs for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2016.  Overall, the bill includes mostly good news for construction accounts, as many… Read More
February 4, 2016

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