The start of construction at Plants 3 and 4 for Southern Co.’s Vogtle nuclear power plant project boosted Georgia’s contract totals to great heights in March, with McGraw-Hill Construction reporting the state’s latest monthly total at more than $9.3 billion.
As a result, McGraw-Hill tallied Georgia’s nonbuilding category—which includes energy and infrastructure projects—ended up at nearly $8.6 billion for the month. A year ago, the nonbuilding sector recorded $123.5 million in new projects. (McGraw-Hill Construction previously reported $1.5 billion of Vogtle-related site work as starting last October.)