Skills and worker shortages, skyrocketing costs, complex contracts and a lack of certainty. 

These are just some of the challenges the civil construction sector is facing.

This sector includes the people who build Aotearoa's roads and bridges and make sure Kiwis get power and water. 

Despite a desperate need to improve and upgrade our infrastructure, a new survey shows the business confidence of the sector has eroded. 

Speaking on Lloyd Burr Live, the CEO of Civil Contractors New Zealand Alan Pollard says the sector is facing challenging times.

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