Construction Workers

The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed life down for millions of Americans, but it hasn't slowed for construction workers.

The covid-19 pandemic has slowed life down for millions of americans, but it hasn't slowed for construction workers.

Just like medical professionals and grocery store workers, they've been deemed "essential."

Our deandria turner has more on the story.

Nat pop with many industries shut down construction workers continue to shimmy up ladders, and tote beams to and fro.

Leonard woodall spends his days at construction sites "it can be unnerving knowing that i can become sick.

I can take it home to somebody else or spread it to someone else and not even know that i'm a carrier" his wife stacey works with him and feels the same way sometimes i feel uneasy about being out here" however, for them, work has to continue "but yet the billing trades have to go on.

We have contracts to fulfill so we have to work" change doesn't end when they hang up the hammer at the end of the day.

Heading home has a new feel as well.

"whatever i have on i leave outside in my garage.

Strip basically.

Not take it inside" woodall is a supervisor so the 6 foot social distance rule is one more measurement that fills his day "try to keep the guys separated where i don't have groups of guys congregating and talking all the time," he says he's grateful to have a job "it takes some of the added stress away from me knowing that i do have a job i can come to everyday and still maintain, even with that comfort concern can still cross his mind but yet in the back of my mind i still feel like i should watch who i'm around.

Keep my safe distance although the federal government considers construction workers essential, state's like new york, pennsylvania, michigan, and washington state are not allowing construction