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September 25 2022 Vol. XXIII • No. 20
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Texas AGC Lauds Record $85B in Funding AGC of Texas President David Casteel said the recent historical investment of $85 billion is divided into 12 categories of work ranging from routine maintenance, bridge upgrades, air quality, building major mobility projects and much more.
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When the Texas Department of Transportation and Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced the approval of a record $85 billion in construction funding as part of a 10-year plan to upgrade and maintain highways and transportation systems, it gave the Lone Star state a large influx of funding that will help put many contractors to work over
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the next decade. The 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) will include an additional $32 billion in funding for maintenance and development, for a total price tag of $117 billion. The governor’s office characterized the recent approval as an “unprecedented level of projected transportation
funding.” The majority of funding will go toward Texas’ most congested highways, such as Interstate 35 in the Austin area and Interstate 610, which loops around Houston. AGC of Texas President David Casteel, vice see TEXAS page 16
Cautious Optimism for 2023
High Demand for New, Used Construction Machinery Continues Despite Laundry List of Challenges By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Emerging from a market coma worsened by the pandemic, the new and used equipment sectors are in the midst of a high-demand cycle. If the heavy machinery market can navigate its way through supply-chain and labor issues, it should experience smooth sailing through 2023 and beyond. At its second-quarter earnings conference in early August, Alta Equipment Group outlined a see DEMAND page 38
The growing demand for heavy machinery is fueled by increased infrastructure construction activities as a result of both government and private investment.