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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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Senate Committee Plans to Move Highway Bill Next Week
This afternoon, the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee announced that they will mark up their reauthorization of MAP-21 on May 15 and will release the draft text of the bill on May 12.  The “Big Four” bill has been agreed upon by Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and… Read More
May 10, 2014
Senate Hearing Focuses on Highway Trust Fund
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing examining the pending insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund.  At the hearing, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reaffirmed previous projections that the Highway Trust Fund will face insolvency this summer and will be in need of nearly $100… Read More
May 10, 2014
Hardhats for Highways Webinar: How You Can Get Involved
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT Hardhats for Highways invites you to attend a free webinar on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT.  During this webinar, we will discuss how you can get involved in the campaign, the tools available to help you be successful in your efforts,… Read More
May 10, 2014
Renewal of Tax Provisions on Congressional Agenda
Congress is quietly bustling with activity on tax policy, with each chamber working on a separate track.   The House is scheduled to vote on the first of six expired tax provisions on May 9, which would permanently extend tax credits for research and development activities.  These six business-… Read More
May 9, 2014
Upsets Foiled in Tuesday’s Primaries
The first in a series of consecutive May primary weeks went solidly for the incumbents on Tuesday, as all U.S. House members facing intra-party challengers, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), rode to victory.  In only three instances did the incumbents fail to break 60 percent of the… Read More
May 9, 2014
Simonson Says: The Shrinking Pool of Construction Labor
There was more good news than bad in the employment report that the Labor Department issued on May 2. The construction industry added 32,000 workers in April, bringing seasonally adjusted employment to an even 6.0 million—the highest total since June 2009. Employment increased by 189,000 or 3.3… Read More
May 5, 2014
House Reviews New, Potential Corps Civil Works Projects
Final WRDA Bill Expected Soon On April 29, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Major General John Peabody testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to review 11 new Chief of Engineers’ reports. These reports represent the final step necessary before Congress considers… Read More
May 3, 2014
Construction Unemployment Rate Declines to Seven-Year Low of 9.4 Percent
The unemployment rate in construction dropped to the lowest April level in seven years as contractors added 32,000 workers to payrolls in April, bringing industry employment to 6.0 million, the highest level since June 2009, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC of America.… Read More
May 2, 2014
AGC Presses for Increased Inland Waterways Construction Funding
On April 28, AGC joined with farm, labor inland waterway user organizations in sending the Senate Finance Committee a letter urging an increase in revenues for inland waterway construction projects. The Inland Waterways Trust Fund—which finances lock, dam and other navigational projects—generates… Read More
May 2, 2014
AGC Opposes NAVFAC-Mandated PLA
On Tuesday, AGC sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC) for construction of a new hospital bed tower at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs, in Tampa, Fla.… Read More
May 2, 2014

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