Sentence examples for construction backlog from inspiring English sources

In an illustration of the breadth of the construction backlog, the $416,000 allotted to Thacher State Park is not enough to reopen the pool.

There is no doubt that the Smithsonian needs money, since it has a $1 billion construction backlog and receives only 70percentt of its operating budget from Congress.

But in a statement to the ASX, the developer said once finalised, the agreement would result in a reduction in Lend Lease's construction backlog revenue of about $1.4 billion.

Construction backlogs could slow Brazil's offshore expansion.

In Alberta's oil sands, and in neighbouring British Columbia, which is preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics, there is a backlog of construction projects worth billions of dollars.

The result is what has been called "park barrel politics," which persists while the National Park Service maintains an estimated $9 billion backlog of construction and maintenance projects.

The company plans to spend $2.3 billion this year to add production capacity to deal with order backlogs of construction equipment and other products, a 35percentt increase.

And the Bundesbank itself suggests that a backlog in new construction is partly responsible for the rise.

What with record low interest rates, idle construction workers and a huge backlog of worthy projects, there has never been a better time to invest in infrastructure.

The report says the economy should continue to grow because of continued economic gains in New York City, which affect the region, decreased reliance on manufacturing and a substantial backlog of nonresidential construction.

By contrast, in 1983, when vacancies began making a similar climb, a backlog of speculative construction kept the glut growing.