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Canada Provinces Are Not Shutting Projects, But Some Owners Scale Them Back

March 20, 2020

Officials don't want COVID-19 to sidetrack a key economic driver, but western megaproject sites are sending workers home. Confirmed cases rose on March 22 to 1,302 from 1,099 a day earlier.

Construction Firms Navigate New California Lockdown Mandate

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders 40 million residents to shelter at home, but exempts some workers.

Greg Aragon

March 20, 2020

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Companies are still deciphering which projects will proceed under Gov. Gavin Newsom's order and which ones must be shut down.

Pa. Contractors Rush To Respond to Construction Stop Order

Enforcement of state order to cease work begins March 21

Bruce Buckley

Justin Rice

March 20, 2020

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Pennsylvania-based contractors scramble to close construction sites with enforcement set to start March 21 in effort to curb COVID-19.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot

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Stay-at-Home Orders in Eight Midwest States Broadly Exempt Construction, Michigan's is More Limited

Exceptions for construction work are broadly defined in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin coronavirus orders, Michigan's is narrower

Jeff Yoders

March 20, 2020

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Construction in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin is seen as essential infrastructure, so work continues on most sites in those states. Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas's orders broadly exempt outdoor activities. Michigan's order includes public works construction as essential.

Contractor Pauses $215M W.Va. Highway Job Over Worker COVID-19 Concerns

Bruce Buckley

March 19, 2020

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State approval of one-week shutdown was easier with work ahead of schedule; a longer stoppage is not yet clear.

Perspective: A Virus-Shaken Economy Could Erode Markets for New Construction

Alisa Zevin

March 19, 2020

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Rider Levett Bucknall's Julian Anderson says belt-tightening is set to become the industry's new normal.

Pennsylvania Halts All 'Non-Life-Sustaining Business' Operations, Including Construction

California appears to follow suit, but NY's just expanded offsite rule exempts industry firms.

March 19, 2020

Thousands of state construction sites will close for an indefinite time. California also ordered residents home, but it's unclear if construction is included; NY's expanded offsite rule exempts industry firms.

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Ritchie Bros. Sees Large Number of Bidders on Equipment in US and France, Despite Coronavirus

Equipment auction house expects pandemic to drive shift to online bidding

Jeff Rubenstone

March 19, 2020

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Equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. has reported a high volume of bidding for equipment this week, citing a growth in online bidders.

Airports, Transit Agencies Request Emergency Funds

Aileen Cho

March 19, 2020

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Projects continue for now even as COVID-19 drops ridership and the future is cloudy, but agencies prepare planned jobs to be ready for anticipated federal stimulus.

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Coronavirus Confusion in California

Firms unclear about shelter-in-place directives and orders

Erica Berardi

March 18, 2020

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Confusion grew in California as businesses struggled to understand locally issued shelter-in-place and other COVID-19 related directives and orders that onsite work could continue only at “essential” or vital services, which make exceptions for certain construction.

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Canada Provinces Are Not Shutting Projects, But Some Owners Scale Them Back

Construction Firms Navigate New California Lockdown Mandate

Pa. Contractors Rush To Respond to Construction Stop Order

Stay-at-Home Orders in Eight Midwest States Broadly Exempt Construction, Michigan's is More Limited

Contractor Pauses $215M W.Va. Highway Job Over Worker COVID-19 Concerns

Perspective: A Virus-Shaken Economy Could Erode Markets for New Construction

Pennsylvania Halts All 'Non-Life-Sustaining Business' Operations, Including Construction

Ritchie Bros. Sees Large Number of Bidders on Equipment in US and France, Despite Coronavirus

Airports, Transit Agencies Request Emergency Funds

Coronavirus Confusion in California

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