2023 Roads & Bridges State of the Industry

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* 1. Which ONE of the following best indicates the type of work in which your firm is primarily involved?

Highway/Heavy Construction (including bridges)

General Building Construction

Both Building & Highway/Heavy Construction

Material Production

Technology Development and/or Application

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* 2. How would you rate this year (2023) as a business year for your company?

Excellent

Very good

Good

Mediocre

Poor

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* 3. How would you rate next year (2024) as a business year for your company?

Excellent

Very good

Good

Mediocre

Poor

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* 4. How has your firm's revenue changed in 2023 compared to last year? How do you expect it to change in 2024 relative to this year?

	Increased	Decreased	Stayed About The Same
2023	2023 Increased	2023 Decreased	2023 Stayed About The Same
2024	2024 Increased	2024 Decreased	2024 Stayed About The Same

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* 5. How competitive is the construction/materials market in which your company competes today?

Intensely competitive

Very competitive

Somewhat competitive

Not very competitive

Not at all competitive

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* 6. In 2024, do you anticipate material prices going up, down or staying the same?

Down

Staying the same

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* 7. How would you rate the overall health of your firm today?

Very good

Good

Average

Weak

Very weak

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* 8. In 2024 do you anticipate bid prices to go up, down or stay the same?

Down

Stay the same

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* 9. In which area(s) does your firm do most of its work?

New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)

Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)

South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)

Mid-South (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee)

Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)

Northern Plains (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)

Southern Plains (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)

Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)

Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington)

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* 10. How would you describe current economic conditions in your state regarding road and bridge construction, specifically project letting and available work?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 11. If you rated it fair or poor, when do you expect to see a revival?

2024

2025

2026

2027

More than five years

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* 12. How would you rate the condition of urban roads in your system?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 13. Have they improved or declined over the past year?

Improved

Declined

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* 14. How would you rate the condition of rural roads in your system?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 15. Have they improved or declined over the past year?

Improved

Declined

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* 16. How would you rate the condition of interstate roads in your system?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 17. Have they improved or declined over the past year?

Improved

Declined

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* 18. Did you add or subtract from your "poor" bridges list in 2023?

Add

Subtract

It stayed the same.

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* 19. Did you add or subtract from your functionally obsolete list in 2023?

Add

Subtract

It stayed the same.

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* 20. What materials do you expect to increase in price in 2024? Check all that apply.

Asphalt

Cement

Aggregate

Steel

Rebar

Pavement markings

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* 21. How much has the price of steel gone up over the past year?

Less than 5%

6-10%

11-15%

16-20%

More than 20%

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* 22. What is the reason behind the increase in the price of steel in your area?

Increasing tariff

Material shortage

Combination of factors

The direct impact of COVID-19 on supply chain and development

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* 23. What kind of action is your state doing to increase road and bridge funding?

Raise in the gas tax and/or other fees.

Issuing more bonds.

More tolling/public-private partnerships.

My state is not doing anything.

Other (please specify)

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* 24. Is your funding going to increase, decrease or stay the same in 2024?

Increase

Decrease

It will stay the same.

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* 25. Do you plan on recycling more asphalt and/or concrete in 2024?

Yes, more of both.

Yes, more asphalt.

Yes, more concrete.

No, we do not plan on recycling more next year.

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* 26. Do you have enough funds to adequately maintain your system in 2024?

Yes

I do not know

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* 27. How would you rate your level of satisfaction with the way the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is being implemented?

Very satisfied

Content

Disappointed

Very upset

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* 28. How would you rate your level of understanding of the rules and regulations under the IIJA as it pertains to your industry?

Very Good

Good

Average

Weak

Very Weak

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* 29. How would you rate the availability of qualified workers for job openings?

Very Good

Good

Average

Weak

Very Weak

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* 30. Improvement to which of these areas could improve your labor shortages the most?

High school/vo-tech school program

Apprenticeship programs

More lenient State drug testing protocols

Other (please specify)