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October 11, 2007
Will rising costs choke off our road projects?
A new federal report says the cost of steel, asphalt, cement and aggregates is making it harder to maintain and build roads.
Roads aren't the only projects hit by higher costs. The General Services Administration was forced to eliminate a new lobby from the renovation plans of the federal courthouse in downtown Seattle due to escalating costs.
CONSTRUCTION COSTS are out of control all over the country, and they're not going to settle down any time soon, says a new report by the Federal Highway Administration.
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