Belief the Government's half-a-billion dollar investment to infrastructure will boost the construction sector.

Both projects involve upgrades and maintenance for hospital and school buildings nationwide.

It's at a time when construction activity is at a six year low.

Certified Builders Chief Executive Malcolm Fleming told Francesca Rudkin these announcements show that better days are starting to emerge.

He says the Government's starting to listen to the industry's concerns, that some pipeline of works like schools, had been closed off for the last couple of years.

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