Passage of Transportation Bill a Victory for Construction Workers, Commuters, Shippers and the Economy, Official Says

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement today in reaction to Congressional passage of a 27-month highway and transit measure:

“The passage of the 27-month transportation bill ends nearly three years worth of temporary extensions that have made it increasingly difficult for state and local officials to plan for, fund and execute major new infrastructure projects.  The new highway and transit bill should allow construction to finally begin on many long-delayed, yet vital, projects.  In addition, this bill will make it easier for a host of long-contemplated projects to move through a regulatory review process that until now was hopelessly inefficient. Read full statement here. The news was covered by U.S. Politics Today, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, NJ Biz, Petersburg Progress-Index, and International Construction, among others.