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NJ.gov
Gov. Phil Murphy outlined his six-point plan for recovery in New Jersey. His principles are based on the mantra "Public Health Creates Economic Health."
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NJSME
NJSME would like to welcome its newest members:
Robert Kuhne
Ocean County, Div. of Solid Waste Management
Craig Moskowitz
CLM Engineering Associates, LLC
Joseph Fishinger
Bright View Engineering
John Conover
Atlantic County Utilities Authority
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
The Division of Local Government Services issues this guidance document to ensure
continuity of Land Use application procedures while New Jersey’s Executive Order 103 and
Executive Order 107 are in effect, to ensure due process is afforded during Planning Board and
Zoning Board of Adjustment hearings and to remind local units to adhere to appropriate social
distancing and health measures as they implement this process.
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New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
To ensure continuity of government operations while maintaining the necessary social
distance to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the Division issues this guidance document to remind
local government officers and employees of the options available to assist them in conducting virtual
and telephonic public meetings – as well as to reiterate local units’ continuing obligation to comply
with N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 ("Open Public Meetings Act").
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
In celebration of Earth Day and building off the release of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Strategic Funding Plan, New Jersey will additionally invest nearly $45 million to reduce greenhouse gases produced by the transportation sector, thanks to funds from the national Volkswagen settlement, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced.
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The Press of Atlantic City
The $24 billion in new spending on highway widening and other major capital projects that's been proposed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority should be shelved in favor of an approach that focuses more on mass transit and fighting climate change.
That was the message delivered on Monday by a number of prominent New Jersey advocacy groups that want to see the Turnpike Authority go back to the drawing board with its latest capital plan, which also calls for a series of toll hikes to be enacted on both the turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
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WPIX-TV
Most of Jersey City is without water Tuesday — including Christ Hospital — following a massive water main break, Mayor Steven Fulop said.
A State of New Jersey construction crew on Rt. 7 in Kearny ruptured a 36-inch pipe, which is one of the city's main water lines, according to Fulop and SUEZ Water North Jersey.
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Despite economic disruptions caused by COVID-19, industrial construction is continuing in the majority of major markets in the United States, according to a new CBRE report.
CBRE's analysis found that construction has been deemed "essential" in 16 of the top 20 markets with industrial properties under construction. Only the I-78/81 Corridor, Philadelphia, Central New Jersey, and Oakland have shut down industrial construction. However, in New Jersey and Pennsylvania waivers can be granted distribution centers that will warehouse essential products.
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Construction Dive
Demand for design services from architecture firms recorded its largest-ever monthly decrease recently, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA). Billings at architecture firms plummeted as the Architecture Billings Index fell by 20.1 points to a score of 33.3, the largest single-month decline in the index's nearly 25-year history, far surpassing the declines of 9.4 points seen at the start of the 2001 recession and 8.3 points seen at the start of the Great Recession.
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By Rachel Porter
 One of the industries most severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is the construction sector. All over the world, some of the biggest-ticket public infrastructure projects have been put on hold. The future remains uncertain, as the construction sector is now in a situation where there are lingering questions in the air as to the effectivity and validity of contractors insurance policies in the time of coronavirus. However, there are still ways to manage the impact of COVID-19 in the construction industry.
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Engineering News-Record
Construction employees had a slightly more positive outlook ahead for the sector, according to 416 respondents in a broad industry survey of COVID-19 impact conducted from April 16-20. But most still expressed strong concern for the economy, their employers' ability to achieve company goals over the next three to six months, and business stability risk into next year.
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Construction Dive
Renovation projects in or near hospitals require contractors to work by a specific set of protocols in order to protect the health of patients, many of whom are extremely vulnerable to infection. According to recent research, though, some construction companies that take on these types of projects are not providing adequate training to their workers and subcontractors on how to avoid creating the jobsite conditions that could have a negative impact on patients.
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Quartz
Construction workers across the U.S. may soon be required to wear a device on their hard hats that emits an alarm if they come within six feet of another employee at a job site. As they get closer, the alarm gets louder.
The tool, called Proximity Trace, doesn’t just function as a loud reminder for workers to practice the social distancing guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It will also give employers a road map to perform contact tracing. The device relies on ultra high frequency radio signals, used in police and ham radios, to give employers a list of workers who came into contact with each other.
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Construction Dive
Confidence among U.S. construction industry leaders plunged in response to the economic fallout associated with the coronavirus outbreak, according to the newest Associated Builders and Contractors' Construction Confidence Index, released yesterday. Readings for sales, profit margin and staffing level expectations fell below the threshold of 50 for the first time in the history of the series, signaling contraction along all three metrics.
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