Asphalt shortages

I see a pattern here. Three separate news stories, same issue: 1) In Illinois, Rising asphalt prices also forced the county to drop one of two scheduled intersection improvement projects this year. 2) The escalating costs of asphalt because of shortages means the Utah Department of Transportation will scale back on plans for routine road fixes this summer, according to Jim McMinimee, the agency's director of project development. And 3) from Canada, transportation officials say they've been forced to cancel some road repairs in Nova Scotia this summer because of the rising price of asphalt. I see trouble "up the road." Your comment?