A $19.1-billion package has $3.3 billion for Corps civil works and $2.7 billion for DOD to rebuild storm-battered bases.

Industry officials still see path forward, with highway-transit bill a key.

Parties agree to develop options to fund the package and meet again in late May.

The ongoing call for better infrastructure funding, along with workforce innovation and an enhanced focus on diversity and inclusivity, is taking center stage at the Associated General Contractors of America.

White House also includes brief outline of long-term infrastructure plan, similar to 2018 version.

AGC-Sage survey says 79% of construction firms expect to add staff but 78% report difficulty hiring qualified people.

But developers chafe at new fees to support an added $2.1 billion in infrastructure investments.

For small towns along Texas’ Gulf Coast, Hurricane Harvey was a catastrophic wind event that was largely ignored as national media focused on record-breaking flooding in Houston.