{"id":112542,"date":"2020-05-18T07:48:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T11:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=112542"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:56:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:56:35","slug":"nj-allows-non-essential-construction-to-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/nj-allows-non-essential-construction-to-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ allows non-essential construction to resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_112544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112544\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Opener-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-112544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Opener-20-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed an executive order permitting the resumption of non-essential construction on May 18. Photo courtesy Jacob White Photo\" width=\"207\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Opener-20-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Opener-20-441x500.jpg 441w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Opener-20.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed an executive order permitting the resumption of non-essential construction on May 18.<\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Photo courtesy Jacob White Photo<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of New Jersey\u2019s Road Back plan, Governor Phil Murphy signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/infobank\/eo\/056murphy\/pdf\/EO-142.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">executive order<\/a> permitting the resumption of non-essential construction activities.<\/p>\n<p>The order permits non-essential construction projects to resume effective 6 a.m. on Monday, May 18. All construction projects must abide by the social distancing, safety, and sanitization requirements that are described in detail in the Governor\u2019s executive order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past eight weeks, New Jerseyans have taken our stay-at-home order seriously and have created the conditions that make this next phase possible,\u201d said Governor Murphy. \u201cThe steps we are taking allow for important standards of social distancing to continue with the return of safe, responsible business operations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of New Jersey\u2019s Road Back plan, Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order permitting the resumption of non-essential construction 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