Highway and Street Maintenance in the US

Road Works

Recent high profile transport infrastructure failures have raised national awareness on the need for increased diligence towards maintenance and repair on structurally deficient infrastructure. This will strengthen industry performance considerably as budgeting priorities shift towards funding maintenance and repair, rather than focusing on new construction projects, which has tended to be the case since the mid-1990s.

This industry comprises: (1) establishments primarily involved in the maintenance, repair or renovation of existing highways or streets (excluding elevated roadways); (2) establishments identified as highway and street construction management firms; and (3) establishments identified as special trade contractors engaged in performing subcontract work primarily related to the maintenance of highways and streets (e.g., grading for highways, laying pavement, installing guardrails, public sidewalk construction). Establishments in this industry may subcontract some or all of the actual construction work. The types of establishments operating in this industry include: general contractors, design builders, engineer-constructors, and joint-venture contractors. Establishments primarily involved in the construction of new highways or streets are including in NAICS industry 23413 New Highway and Street Construction in the US, or 23415 Other Highway and Street Construction Services. This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares.