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Thai government orders stabilization while contractor works under a 14-day deadline.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is suing the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to recover terminated grant funds.

Lt. Gen. William Graham Jr. said the change before seeking lawmakers' authorization will help address delays on civil works.

Public works departments and the design and construction firms that work for them already see fallout from the suspension of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

State lawmakers passed the law as the National Labor Relations Board lacks a quorum. 

Work halt on nearly complete $6-billion union construction project would cause “irreparable harm,” D.C. judge said, as Canada propels effort to develop its offshore wind market, which could send power to the U.S. 

The Navy has tapped eight firms for a multibillion-dollar Pacific construction contract—part of a broader push to accelerate defense infrastructure across the region.

Shifting federal priorities alter infrastructure funding, permitting, contracting, staffing and delivery—driving construction sector professionals to new levels of innovation to stay compliant and competitive.

Proponents say two bills would streamline permitting for certain energy projects, while a third bill would reestablish the National Coal Council.

New officials at the Federal Highway Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Dept. of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy were confirmed Sept. 18 by the Senate en bloc along a party-line vote.