The Nov. 8 midterm elections are set to have a significant effect on the construction industry—with Republican capture of the House and Democrats’ retaining hold of the Senate producing a divided 118th Congress when it convenes in January for a 2023 agenda that still is unclear.
That split control and slim party majorities could be a prescription for legislative gridlock, but industry officials are hopeful that upcoming infrastructure bills will find enough bipartisan support for approval.