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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Earlier this week, AGC chapter leaders descended upon Washington, D.C. for its annual National and Chapter Leadership Conference. This conference is designed to bring chapter leaders together to discuss best practices and meet with members of Congress to address AGC's top legislative issues. AGC… Read More
October 3, 2013
Information for Construction Contractors Operating Under the Federal Government Shutdown
The fiscal year 2013 appropriations law expired October 1, 2013, the beginning of FY 2014. The failure by lawmakers to reach an agreement on funding for the new fiscal year resulted in a federal government… Read More
October 3, 2013
During September, federal judges ruled on separate cases related to cleanup plans (TMDLs or Total Maximum Daily Loads) for two large watersheds in the United States: the Chesapeake Bay, comprising of six states and the District of Columbia, and the Mississippi River Basin, comprising of 31 states… Read More
October 3, 2013
Other States May Now Adopt Identical Rules
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced Sept. 13 that it has received authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce its statewide In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation, including the rule’s engine emissions… Read More
October 3, 2013
The House and Senate were unable find compromise and pass a continuing resolution (CR) by last night’s 12:00 a.m. deadline. Congress failed to enact any of the twelve appropriations bills that annually are necessary to fund government functions. Therefore, as of today, the federal government has… Read More
October 1, 2013
Total construction spending hit an unknown level in August because the Census Bureau was unable to release new data as a result of the federal government shutdown according to AGC of America. Association officials cautioned that the impacts of the shutdown will go beyond data as solicitations for… Read More
October 1, 2013
This week, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held another hearing to monitor implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) legislation. The focus of this week’s hearing was the project delivery and environmental streamlining provisions in the law… Read More
September 27, 2013
Last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a compliance directive (CPL 02-01-054) to provide guidance to its compliance officers addressing the safe inspection of work sites where workers performing construction work on and/or near roadways or highways are exposed to… Read More
September 27, 2013
In its continuing effort to lay the groundwork for next year’s need to reauthorize the highway and transit programs, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing Wednesday to address the status of the Highway Trust Fund and examine options for providing the revenue needed… Read More
September 27, 2013
The outlook for Congress to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government operating past Sept. 30, 2013 remains uncertain as House and Senate Republicans continue to disagree on including a provision in the CR to defund Obamacare. A CR is necessary because Congress failed to enact any… Read More
September 27, 2013
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