The U.S. Road, Bridge & Tunnel Construction Market

November 2012 | 134 pages | ID: U9933185664EN
SBI

Abstracts

The U.S. road construction market continues to suffer even as the country recovers from the recession. The completion of most American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded projects, coupled with the lack of a long-term transportation bill through 2010 and 2011, caused overall spending on road, bridge and tunnel construction to drop by 4.4% between 2009 and 2011. While 2010 and 2011 have been strong years for bridge and tunnel construction, the lack of funding for road construction and reconstruction has pulled the entire market down. These trends have continued into 2012, although SBI Energy expects total road, bridge & tunnel market to be up 0.6% over 2011 to reach a total of $76.4 billion for the year.

In the short term, there will be a small market improvement due to certainty in funding because of the new federal highway bill (MAP-21) passed in July 2012. The legislation means that states are more likely to start and fund medium scale projects (less than five years) with funding levels assured through FY2014. However, long-term market prospects remain difficult as both state and federal governments refuse to increase their respective gas taxes or implement other use-based funding schemes.

Without expanded user-based fees, states will have to use more and more of existing funding to maintain existing infrastructure, and make more use of alternative financing schemes such as public-private partnerships (P3), state infrastructure banks and tolling to finance new construction. This will limit growth through the decade for all three segments of the road construction market.

The result is that the U.S. road, bridge and tunnel construction market will show only slight growth through 2014, and market growth over the next decade will continue to be lower than the moving ten-year average over the last 90 years. By 2022, the market will reach $116.6 billion, posting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% between 2013 and 2022.

The U.S. Road, Bridge & Tunnel Construction Market by SBI Energy provides key insight into current and future construction trends for the nation’s road infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on bridge and tunnel construction segments and an analysis of key states. The analysis includes definitions, current product offerings and market detail on the following segments:

• Road construction, including lane widening, resurfacing and rehabilitation
• Bridge construction and rehabilitation
• Tunnel & wall construction

The report also studies the key elements driving new road construction, analyzing local, state and federal financing strategies that provide construction funding in the U.S., and the impact these projects have on employment.

Report Methodology

This report contains primary and secondary data obtained from government sources, trade associations and publications, business journals, scientific papers, company literature, investment reports, and interviews with industry professionals. Statistics on highway use and financing comes from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and from the U.S. Census Bureau. Producer price index data and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Regional data comes from state transportation departments.

Contents

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SCOPE & METHODOLOGY
THE U.S. ROAD SYSTEM
THE U.S. ROAD, BRIDGE & TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION MARKET
  Road Construction Market
  Bridge Construction Market
  Tunnel & Wall Construction Market
  Roadway Construction in the Top Four States
  Market Forecast
FUNDING ROAD CONSTRUCTION
MARKET DRIVERS & BARRIERS
Market Drivers
Market Barriers
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
COMPETITORS

CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION

SCOPE
METHODOLOGY
THE U.S. ROAD SYSTEM
  Types of Roads in the U.S.
  Road Infrastructure Ownership
U.S. CONSTRUCTION & TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
  Funding Road Construction
  Other Financing Mechanisms
  The Politics of Roadway Construction Funding

CHAPTER 3 THE MARKET

  U.S. ROAD, BRIDGE & TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
  U.S. Continues to Focus on Highways
  Road Construction Market
  Bridge Construction Market
  Tunnel & Wall Construction Market
MAINTAINING AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
FOUR KEY ROAD CONSTRUCTION STATES
  California
  Texas
  Florida
  New York
FORECAST
  Short-Term Forecast
  Road Construction Forecast
  Bridge Construction Forecast
  Tunnel Construction Forecast

CHAPTER 4 MARKET TRENDS

MARKET DRIVERS
  Increasing Number of Vehicles & Miles Travelled
  State of Repair of Existing Roads & Bridges
  Increasing Safety
  Congestion
MARKET BARRIERS
  Funding Imbalance
  Federal & State Debt
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
  Employment by Industry Type
  Associated Jobs
  Employment Forecast
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
  Construction Project Costs
  Design-Build vs. Bid-Design-Build Projects
FUNDING SOURCES
  Federal Transportation Funding Legislation (MAP-21)
  State & Local Funding
  Alternative Financing Schemes

CHAPTER 5 COMPETITORS

A FRACTURED INDUSTRY
KEY COMPETITORS
AMERICAN BRIDGE
AUSTIN INDUSTRIES
COLAS USA
FLATIRON CONSTRUCTION
FLUOR CORPORATION
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION
THE HUBBARD GROUP
LANE CONSTRUCTION
PCL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES
PETER KIEWIT SONS’
SKANSKA USA
TUTOR PERINI
VECELLIO GROUP
THE WALSH GROUP