Construction restart on one of the Boston skyline's tallest buildings follows several months in which Winthrop Center’s future hung in the balance. 

The second phase of the Muddy River flood risk management construction is scheduled to begin in July following the award of a $36.5 million contract by the Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

As states around the country gradually reopen from the coronavirus shutdown, contractors are being challenged to operate in new ways to prevent the spread of the virus and to accept a slower pace of work as the new normal.

Skanska DW White JV won a nearly $159-million contract to build the first major construction package of South Coast Rail Phase 1. 

Mayor Martin J. Walsh is considering a slow lifting of the building ban he instituted in March to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Construction unions in Massachusetts remain at loggerheads with Gov. Charlie Baker as the state pushes back against calls for a statewide building moratorium amid the coronavirus crisis.