Highway contracts boost Vermont construction up for 2009

The federal stimulus plan has helped push Vermont's construction industry for 2009 above levels in 2008, despite reductions in both commercial and residential development. McGraw-Hill Construction today reported on December and year-end contracts for future construction in the state of Vermont. For year-end, overall construction was just over a billion dollars, up 39 percent over 2008. This was led by $593.2 million in road and bridge construction. Meanwhile, year-end results for residential construction was down 27 percent and commercial building was down 17 percent.

Source: Research and Analytics unit of McGraw-Hill Construction. 1.25.2010. The firm produces Dodge Reports and Sweets Catalog Files.