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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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Construction Employment Increased in 38 States Between January 2013 and 2014
Construction firms added jobs in 38 states between January 2013 and January 2014, while 27 states experienced construction employment gains between December and January, according to an analysis today by AGC of America of Labor Department data. Association officials said the fact so many states… Read More
March 18, 2014
FMCSA Proposes Requirement for Use of Electronic Logging of Truck Driver Hours
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) this week announced a proposal to require interstate commercial truck and bus companies to use Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in their vehicles to improve compliance with the safety rules that govern the number of hours a driver can work.… Read More
March 14, 2014
DOT Payments Likely to be Delayed, Administration to Send Hill Reauthorization Plan
Committees in the Senate and the House heard from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and other DOT officials about their FY 2015 budget submission, MAP-21 reauthorization, and how they intend to administer highway and transit programs considering the pending insolvency of the Highway… Read More
March 14, 2014
Hardhats for Highways Campaign off to a Great Start
With the federal Highway Trust Fund projected to be unable to support any new highway, bridge or public transportation improvements in fiscal year 2015, the AGC co-chaired Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) developed a new national grassroots campaign called “Hardhats for Highways.”  The… Read More
March 14, 2014
AGC Addresses Contractor Risk in P3 Comments
AGC submitted comments to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on a Draft Core Toll Concessions Public Private Partnership Model Contract Guide for P3 concessions using tolling as the revenue source. The Guide was prepared by FHWA in response to a requirement in MAP-21 that the agency develop… Read More
March 14, 2014
House Panel Approves Bill Prohibiting Reverse Auctions for Construction
Take Action: Urge Your U.S. Senators and Representative to Support H.R. 2751  On March 5, the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee unanimously approved by voice vote the Common Sense Construction Contracting Act of 2013, H.R. 2751, introduced by Representative Richard Hanna (R-N.… Read More
March 14, 2014
Your Members of Congress Are in Your District Next Week – Set Up Meetings Now
Get Involved at www.HardhatsforHighways.org   With your Senators and Representatives working in their home states next week, it is the perfect opportunity to get involved in the Hardhats for Highways campaign.  Contact your members of Congress today to set up meetings with each office and educate… Read More
March 14, 2014
David Jolly Wins Special Election
In a stunning final special election result from Florida on Tuesday, AGC PAC-supported candidate David Jolly (R), upset favored candidate Alex Sink (D). The campaign's conclusion carries national implications.  Mr. Jolly won the race 48.5 - 46.6 percent, with 4.8 percent going to Libertarian Party… Read More
March 13, 2014
Obama Executive Order on Overtime Regulations Expected
This week, the Obama Administration announced its plans to issue an Executive Order requiring the Department of Labor (DOL) to make changes to the regulations governing which employees are entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  While the details of the Executive Order have… Read More
March 13, 2014
AGC Address Risk in P3 Comments
AGC submitted comments to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on a Draft Core Toll Concessions Public Private Partnership Model Contract Guide for P3 concessions using tolling as the revenue source. The Guide was prepared by FHWA in response to a requirement in MAP-21 that the agency develop… Read More
March 13, 2014

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