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Equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. has reported a high volume of bidding for equipment this week, citing a growth in online bidders.

Projects continue for now even as COVID-19 drops ridership and the future is cloudy, but agencies prepare planned jobs to be ready for anticipated federal stimulus.

With a cloud hanging over the show from concerns about the spread of COVID-19, CONEXPO-CON/AGG still managed to bring well over 100,000 attendees to Las Vegas. But the triennial equipment trade show itself was cut short due to virus concerns, ending a day early on March 13.

Early morning quake causes minor damage to downtown buildings, closes the airport and cuts power to thousands in area.

While the big impacts of the coronavirus on construction and its broader client base may not be known for weeks, even years, the industry is responding as nimbly as it can to the effects already being felt.

Construction workers and site supervisors will get training for COVID-19 protection, the latest infectious disease for which the industry is ill-prepared, says NY Environmental Contractors Association chairman Morris Napolitano.