Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced April 22 in an agreement with the Legislature, that public and private residential and non-residential construction may resume in accordance with safety guidance that will be forthcoming from his administration, reports PennLive.
Wolf said that construction that was previously deemed non-essential can begin on May 1, even though his phased “red, yellow, green” plan to start lifting parts and eventually all of the statewide stay at home order on a county-by-county basis won’t begin until at least May 8.
Pennsylvania was one of only a few states in the U.S. to halt almost all construction work, except for projects considered essential or by companies who received a waiver to continue from the state.
“I want to emphasize that Pennsylvanians should take the guidance given to their communities and their businesses seriously,” Wolf said during a televised news conference. “The more community committed to staying home and succeeds at suppressing the case count. The sooner, and faster restrictions can be eased.”
Wolf says that project participants will have to have adequate personal protective equipment. In addition, project participants will need to be able to demonstrate compliance with CDC guidance as well as OSHA guidance.