If some MidAtlantic specialty contractors might have felt they were finally stepping off a roller coaster of rising interest rates, supply chain interruptions and climbing material and labor costs heading into 2024, regional revenue reported on the 2024 ENR MidAtlantic Top Specialty Contractor ranking may have justified that impression.
After 60 years of continuous operation, a life-cycle cost analysis of the Delaware Memorial Bridge showed that the benefits of an ultra-high-performance concrete overlay surpassed those of traditional overlay repairs or a complete deck replacement.
While disrupted supply chains, soaring material and labor costs and rising interest rates have hurled construction into choppy economic waters the last several years, the MidAtlantic’s specialty construction firms are starting to get their sea legs again.