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WORLD FENCE NEWS • DECEMBER 2011 • 81 The Dodge Report continued from page 78 Yakima, Wash. and a $71 million high school in Virginia Beach, Va. Church construction in September edged up 6% from a low level, and the often volatile transportation terminal category advanced 90%, reflecting the boost coming from a $132 million project to rehabilitate and retrofit rail substation and ventilation facilities in Queens, N.Y. The commercial building cate- gories in September featured large de- clines for warehouses, down 48%; and hotels, down 21%. Office construction in September improved 11%, helped by the start of a $100 million data center in Suwanee, Ga. and an $80 million renovation of a federal office building in Houston. Store construction also saw greater activity in September, rising 15%. The manufacturing plant cate- gory in September fell 45%, continu- ing to retreat from its heightened activity in June and July. Residential building, at $127.6 bil- lion (annual rate), decreased 2% in September, due to a slower pace for multifamily housing, which fell 9% in September after witnessing gains the previous two months. Even with this downturn, the mul- tifamily housing category in Septem- ber included the start of several large apartment projects, located in Chicago ($88 million), San Francisco ($70 mil- lion), Willingboro, N.J. ($56 million), Washington, D.C. ($55 million), and Addison, Tex. ($54 million). For the first nine months of 2011, multifamily housing was up 10% in dollar terms compared to the same pe- riod a year ago, due to this behavior by major region – the South Atlantic, up 27%; the West, up 24%; the Northeast, up 10%; the South Central, down 2%; and the Midwest, down 8%. Single family housing in Septem- ber held steady with August, as the pattern of recent months suggests that activity is stabilizing at a low volume after the declines shown earlier. On a year-to-date basis, single family housing in dollar terms was down 5% from the same period a year ago, due to this behavior by major re- gion – the South Atlantic, down 2%; the South Central and West, each down 5%; the Midwest, down 8%; and the Northeast, down 13%. Non-building construction in Sep- tember climbed 11% to $160 billion (annual rate), the third highest monthly rate for non-building construction so far this year. While the highway category has generally slipped back in 2011, given the waning federal stimulus support, TEMPORARY FENCE PANELS 3,000 + PANELS of 6 X 10 & 6 X 14 ARE IN STOCK 800-688-SWAN (7926) COMPARE AND SAVE ON WE SHIP COAST TO COAST www.swanfence.com 600 W. Manville St., Compton, CA 90220 the month of September featured a 50% increase for highway construc- tion. Large projects that aided the Sep- tember highway total were $1.1 billion for a highway tunnel project in Seat- tle, plus two large highway projects in North Carolina valued at $115 million and $112 million, respectively. Bridge construction also increased in September, rising 24%, with large bridge projects starting in Connecticut ($166 million) and New York ($109 million). The "miscellaneous" public works category, which includes pipeline and mass transit work, climbed 25% in September and was helped by the start of a $300 million carbon dioxide gas pipeline in Wyoming and a $164 mil- lion mass transit project in Colorado. LOGICAL DECISIONS, INC Gate operators Access control Safety loops Loop detectors Safety edges Photo beams Battery backups Preformed fence ties 800-676-5537 www.LDI.com SWAN-BOND Fused-Bonded Wire Be Sure To Visit Us At BOOTH NO. 609! Operator parts Support rollers Roller covers Timers S.O.S. sensors Wheels, tracks, & rails Solar solutions 225-274-1115 Be Sure To Visit Us At FENCETECH'12 Booth No. 1528