On the eve of the Memorial Day weekend—the traditional start of the summer driving season—an Associated General Contractors of America-HCSS survey of contractors shows that accidents in highway construction work zones remain a major problem, with some indicators worsening in the past year.
Ken Simonson, AGC of America’s chief economist, said in a press briefing via Zoom that the changes in the latest of the group's annual survey from its 2020 report were not dramatic. But Simonson added, “unfortunately, they’re in the wrong direction.”