Survey Results Show More States are Delaying Projects due to Lost Revenue
On April 29, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ CEO Steve Sandherr joined other key transportation construction stakeholders in briefing Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Federal Highway Administrator Nicole Nason on the impacts of COVID-19 on highway and transportation contractors. Sandherr relayed the many issues ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ members have been facing, including, but not limited to, ongoing projects being halted, work being delayed or disrupted, and future projects being cancelled. Due to a host of states reporting significant declining transportation revenues, Sandherr also reiterated ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥â€™s support for $49.95B in rescue funding for state DOTs to remain operational and keep projects and lettings moving forward as well as bringing certainty to the industry through multi-year infrastructure legislation. An ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ survey found this week that two more states, Kentucky and Colorado, will join Ohio, North Carolina, and Missouri in announcing plans to or are seriously considering cancelling or postponing upcoming lettings in their states. Click here to view a full ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ analysis of the status of each state DOT’s operations and revenue projections as related to the pandemic.