World Fence News

56 • JUNE 2017 • WORLD FENCE NEWS The Dodge Report continued from page 54 stadium in Washington D.C. for the D.C. United soccer team also contrib- uted to the substantial March increase for miscellaneous public works. Highway and bridge construction in March edged up 1%, essential- ly holding at the improved volume achieved with its 38% jump in Febru- ary. Large highway and bridge proj- ects entered as March construction starts were a $399 million bridge re- placement in the Pensacola, Fla. area, the $266 million Sixth Street Viaduct replacement in Los Angeles, and a $192 million highway expansion proj- ect in San Antonio. River/harbor development in March advanced 32% from its lack- luster February amount, while sewer construction was unchanged and wa- ter supply construction slipped 2%. The electric utility/gas plant cat- egory in March retreated 54%, al- though it did include as construction starts a $300 million wind farm in Ohio and a $175 million solar farm in Virginia. Residential building, at $310.8 billion (annual rate), grew 4% in March. Multifamily housing provided the upward push, rebounding 26% af- ter a 23% setback in February. There were six multifamily proj- ects valued at $100 million or more that reached groundbreaking in March, led by a $200 million apart- ment building in Washington, D.C. and a $150 million apartment building in New York City. Through the first three months of 2017, the top five metropolitan ar- eas in terms of the dollar amount of multifamily starts were the follow- ing – New York, N.Y., Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, and At- lanta. During this pe- riod, the New York, N.Y. metropolitan area accounted for 18% of the national multifamily total, up slightly from the 17% share for full year 2016 but down from the 25% share for full year 2015. Single family housing in March receded 3%, which followed modest improvement reported during the pre- vious five months. By region, single family housing in March showed this pattern – the Midwest, down 9%; the West and South Central, each down 3%; and the South Atlantic, down 2%; while the Northeast ran counter with a 3% gain. Nonresidential building in March, at $237.2 billion (annual rate), was es- sentially unchanged from its February pace. The institutional side of the non- residential building market grew 3% in March, with much of the support coming from an 83% surge for the transportation terminal category. Large airport terminals that were reported as March starts included two at Los Angeles International Airport – the $1.9 billion Delta relocation to Terminals 2 and 3 and the $961 mil- lion Midfield Satellite Concourse North (phase 1). Also entered as a March start was the $110 million Terminal 2 modern- ization at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Through the first three months of 2017, the dollar amount of new airport terminal projects was $9 billion (including the $3.4 billion Central Terminal Building at New York's LaGuardia Airport), easily topping the $3.7 billion in new air- port terminal starts for full year 2016. Healthcare facilities in March increased 13%, aided by the start of these large projects – the $265 mil- lion Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. and the $230 million North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Ala. Also strengthening in March were religious buildings, up 9%; and public buildings (courthouses and detention centers), up 4%. On the negative side, educational facilities in March dropped 14% after February's 11% gain, although March did include these noteworthy projects as construction starts – a $289 million research institute building in Seattle, a $170 million library and classroom facility at Temple University in Phil- adelphia, and a $138 million science building renovation at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. Also retreating in March was the amusement and recreational category, which fell 29%. The commercial side of the non- residential building market increased 7% in March, showing improvement after a 10% drop in February. Office construction climbed 41%, lifted by the start of five projects val- ued each in excess of $100 million. These were led by the $525 million East Campus Building 2 at the U.S. Army installation at Fort Meade, Md., the $289 million LG corporate head- quarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and a $228 million office building in Seattle. Commercial garages also ad- vanced in March, rising 12%. In con- trast, March witnessed declines for hotels, down 7%; stores and shopping centers, down 8%; and warehouses, down 14%. The manufacturing plant continued on page 58 "While the construction start statistics will frequently show an up-and-down pattern, whether month-to-month or quarter-to-quarter, the improved activity in this year's first quarter provides evidence that the construction expansion is still proceeding." – Robert A. Murray US Patent No: 8,266,771 B2 Our PATENTED KDT Power Twist Tie saves time, and time is money! 9 ga & 6 ga conform to ASTM F626-96A Sizes for 1-5/8 pipe up to 8-5/8 Available in Galv. Class B Coating or less & Aluminized "Affixing the fence fabric to a fence post is an important and repetitive step in most fence installations. 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