WALL – Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA) Executive Director David Rible issued the following statement today regarding the ongoing federal government shutdown and its potential impact on the Gateway Tunnel:

“Congress needs to do what American taxpayers are paying them to do: get back to work. The shutdown has real world consequences for working people and should not be a matter of soundbites and off-the-cuff remarks. The Gateway Tunnel is not a game: it is the most important infrastructure project of this generation. Countless jobs are at stake not to mention the overall economic impact to the region if the current tunnels have to be shuttered.

“Enough is enough. Get back to D.C. and figure it out.”

About UTCA

UTCA of New Jersey is a non-profit trade association headquartered in Wall, New Jersey. UTCA represents approximately 1,000 member firms in the public and private sectors, active in all phases of heavy, highway, utility, and marine construction, as well as site work including remediation of brownfields and contaminated sites. For more information, log on to http://www.utcanj.org and follow on Twitter @UTCANJ.