Granite Construction Launches Redesigned Website

Granite Construction Inc. announced the launch of its newly redesigned corporate website, GraniteConstruction.com. Based on the theme “Building Value Together,” the brand essence of the site focuses on the “strength of our partnerships and the power of building better together with our clients, our employees and our partners,” the company said.

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Oklahoma Road Conditions Cost Motorists Big Money

Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Oklahoma motorists a total of $4.9 billion statewide annually – $2,242 per driver in the Oklahoma City urban area – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could relieve traffic congestion,…

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Legal Action Filed Against Silica Rule

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), in conjunction with the Georgia Construction Aggregates Association (GCAA), filed a petition on April 4 in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for review of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) crystalline silica rule. OSHA published the final rule on March 25 and unless stayed by the court, the rule…

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February Construction Spending Dips Slightly

The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during February 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,144.0 billion, 0.5 percent (±1.6 percent) below the revised January estimate of $1,150.1 billion. The February figure is 10.3 percent (±2.1 percent) above the February 2015 estimate of $1,037.5 billion.

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Housing Starts Rise in February

Nationwide housing starts rose 5.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.178 million units in February, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Single-family production increased 7.2 percent to 822,000 units – its highest level since November 2007 – while multifamily starts remained virtually unchanged, inching up…

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