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Dodge Construction Network forecasts 6 percent total growth in highway and bridge construction starts for 2022, with bridges accounting for $1.1 billion in growth. Photo: Joesboy/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Continued funding, support leading Michigan’s 2024 outlook

Doug Needham, executive director of the Michigan Aggregates Association, shares his thoughts on how 2023 was for Michigan aggregates and what his outlook is for 2024.  Keep Reading

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What types of construction jobs are experiencing setbacks?

Ken Simonson, chief economist at the Associated General Contractors of America, offers a look at which construction jobs are being canceled and delayed the most these days. Keep Reading

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Report: Senate expected to pass infrastructure bill

The Senate advanced a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which is expected to produce about $550 billion in new spending. Keep Reading

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Infrastructure framework set, but passage tied to reconciliation

A five-year, $953 billion infrastructure bill will be tied to a budget reconciliation package, with the president declaring he won’t sign one without the other. Keep Reading

According to PennDOT, more than three-quarters of its annual budget is invested in Pennsylvania's 120,000 miles of state and local highways and 32,000 state and local bridges. Photo: Alex Potemkin / iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Quantifying alkali-silica reaction in Pennsylvania

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A pair of producers shares the findings of a joint study measuring the reactive levels of aggregates on thousands of miles of Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges. Keep Reading

With Joe Biden in the White House and tighter margins in the House and Senate, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association leaders expect a more moderate agenda to be pursued. Photo: lucky-photographer/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

The White House grades each state’s infrastructure

With the American Jobs Plan now in the public sphere, the Biden administration produced a series of fact sheets highlighting the infrastructure needs of every state. Keep Reading

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NSSGA, PCA weigh in on Biden’s infrastructure proposal

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Michael Johnson and the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Mike Ireland issued written statements following the unveiling Wednesday of President Biden’s infrastructure plan. Keep Reading

Nonbuilding construction starts grew 16 percent in November 2024. Photo: Bim/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Engineers give US infrastructure a C- grade

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives grades to U.S. infrastructure segments every four years. The latest grades are in, and they're not much better than they were in 2017. Keep Reading

With five of the nation’s 13 most populous cities residing in Texas, demand for construction materials in the Lone Star State is, not surprisingly, very high. Photo: Art Wager/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Texas, Ohio receive 2021 infrastructure report cards

Texas and Ohio received C and C- infrastructure grades, respectively, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Keep Reading

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