Construction trade group leaders look forward to new leadership under Trump: 'Relief on the horizon'

Construction industry leaders said they are looking forward to the next administration, hoping it will ease burdensome requirements and regulations put in place under President Biden.

Brubeck said his association's members have broadly indicated disappointment at the opportunities available to them under various Biden administration programs, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IJA), the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). 

"We survey our members on a pretty regular basis, and the number of members who reported participation in the IJA- and CHIPS- and IRA- and ARPA-funded projects has been pretty — it's been low," Brubeck said. "It's been less than expected."