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While some jurisdictions experienced shutdowns, the lack of traffic and students allowed some transportation and higher education projects to actually speed up.

Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest

County judge closes damaged and undamaged legs of 67-year-old line, with June 30 date set for owner to provide update on pipe condition.

Construction jobs also increase as stay-at-home orders loosen and states re-open construction. 

ABC of Greater Michigan lawsuit alleges that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's (D) construction opening executive orders eliminate due process and increase penalties for contractors without new laws being passed to do so.

10,000 Midland County, Mich., residents were forced to leave their homes when heavy rains May 19 and 20 swelled the Titabawassee River to a record high and caused the Edenville and Sanford dams to fail.

Record rainfall for May has left Chicago's tunnel and reservoir filled to capacity, and operations to send the water into Lake Michigan didn't immediately work due to high water levels and flooding.