[VIDEO] Construction News: US DOT Allocates $768.2 Million for Emergency Repairs

Construction news includes March Housing-Starts Drop, Dodge Momentum Index Rises, Tesla's Solar-Panel Shingles for Sale, Texas and Ohio Innovate with Road Budgets

April 27, 2017

US DOT Allocates $768.2 Million for Emergency Repairs

March Housing Starts Drop Can't Obscure Strong First Quarter

Dodge Momentum Index Rises Slightly in March

Tesla's Solar-Panel Shingles Hit the Roofing Market

Texas and Ohio Innovate with Road-Funding Budgets

Tallest Building West of Chicago Tops Out

Bertha Breaks through On Way to Scrap Yard

US Army is Last Military Branch to Build a Museum

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