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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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Denver VA Hospital Project Faces Work Shutdown this Weekend While Congress Considers Measure to Allow Construction to Continue
The House passed, by unanimous consent, legislation to allow work on the Department of Veterans Affairs Denver Hospital Project to continue for several more weeks. The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), increases funding for… Read More
July 24, 2015
AGC-Backed Ban on Reverse Auctions Passes House Vote
Legislation Would Prohibit Reverse Auctions for Construction    The House of Representatives passed a provision that would help prevent federal agencies from procuring construction services through reverse auctions. Representative Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) offered this AGC-supported… Read More
July 24, 2015
No Clear Path Forward for Highway Funds as Deadline Approaches
Senate Committee Announces Markup    As the May 31 deadline to reauthorize highway and transit programs approaches, there is still no clear path forward to address the need for a long-term bill. House and Senate leadership have indicated that an authorization extension is being… Read More
July 24, 2015
House Passes AGC-Supported Bill Sending Waters of the US Rule Back to the Drawing Board
Fight over Water Rule Moves to the Senate    The House approved a measure to rescind the administration’s controversial proposed rule redefining “Waters of the U.S.” By a vote of 261-155, the House passed H.R. 1732, which would require EPA and the Corps to withdraw the regulatory… Read More
July 24, 2015
A Democrat and Three Republicans Seek the Oval Office
Last week, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stated his intentions to seek the presidency.  Originally elected Mayor of Burlington on the Socialist Workers Party ticket, Mr. Sanders has served in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate as an Independent who caucuses with the Democrats.  Now… Read More
July 24, 2015
Infrastructure Bonding Bill Introduced in the Senate
This week, Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced S. 1186, the “Move America Act of 2015.” The AGC-supported bill seeks to promote public-private partnerships in infrastructure development by creating up to $180 billion in new tax-exempt infrastructure bonds (… Read More
July 24, 2015
Infrastructure Bonding Bill Introduced in the Senate
This week, Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced S. 1186, the “Move America Act of 2015.” The AGC-supported bill seeks to promote public-private partnerships in infrastructure development by creating up to $180 billion in new tax-exempt infrastructure bonds (… Read More
July 24, 2015
No Clear Path for Highway Bill
As Congressional leaders deliberate on the pending expiration of the current transportation program extension, the AGC-led Transportation Construction Coalition weighed in, urging them to move a short-term extension that will clearly lead to a well-funded multi-year reauthorization of Federal… Read More
July 24, 2015
AGC Asks U.S. DOT to Keep Prohibition on Local Hire Preference
AGC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on its proposal to end its long standing prohibition against the use of geographic-based/local hire preferences on construction contracts that receive federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) or… Read More
July 24, 2015
House Passes Robust Corps’ Civil Works Funding Bill
Includes Policy Rider to Curb EPA's ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rulemaking    Late last week, the House of Representatives passed a funding bill on a 240 to 177 vote that would significantly increase funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Program in fiscal year 2016… Read More
July 24, 2015

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