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July 19, 2000 10:06 AM, EDT

Road construction could take as much as 20% longer to complete and cost as much as 15% more if proposed changes in hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers take effect, according to Associated General Contractors of America.

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The trade association, which represents 32,500 construction-related businesses, is fighting a proposal by the Department of Transportation to eliminate a 4-year-old law that allows construction vehicle drivers to restart their on-duty clock after 24 consecutive hours of rest.

Current experience in states allowing long days demonstrates no evidence for DOT’s position, the trade group argues.

Sixteen states have taken advantage of the 1995 federal law, which allows drivers of construction trucks to exceed the current hours-of-service regulations limiting commercial vehicle operators to 10 hours of driving during a 15-hour shift.

For the full story, see the July 17 print edition of Transport Topics. .