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Contractors will be hired state by state for $3.5B rebuild of high-voltage lines in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia—as Energy Dept. and FERC push rule to  "rapidly accelerate” grid links of power loads larger than 20 MW, such as for data centers.

Impacted projects reportedly include the Cape Cod Bridges Program, New York City water infrastructure and San Fransisco waterfront work. 

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation already paused funding pending a DBE review, but the president said the termination would be "permanent."

Data centers lead industry growth as backlog remains unchanged in September.

The Senate version of the defense spending bill includes more than twice the amount of military construction funding in the House version or the White House request.

Despite new financial and logistical hurdles, construction preparation continues. 

Tariffs and interest rates are among the challenges noted by Associated Builders and Contractors' economist Anirban Basu.

Dept. of Transportation officials indicated the money would be frozen pending a review of DBE practices, which will be delayed by the government shutdown.

U.S. Dept. of Transportation issued new DBE rule without comment and announced review of New York DBE practices.

The number of job openings in construction is down 38.2% year over year, according to BLS data.