Census Bureau reports completed projects' volume declines 0.4% from October but gains 10.5% from November 2014 level.

Value of completed projects rose 1% from September and climbed 13% year over year, Commerce Dept. says.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, proved to be a good day at the polls for infrastructure funding, with voters in eight states endorsing a variety of ballot measures aimed at generating new revenue for transportation and related projects.

Census Bureau reports September finished construction up 0.6% from August and 14.1% from year-earlier level.

Congress has passed a new budget blueprint that would provide relatively modest increases in federal spending for the current fiscal year and the next one. That could provide a boost for construction programs.