Construction News Tracker: Biden Executive Orders Halt Keystone XL and Border-Wall Construction

IHS Markit measures first across-the-board construction cost increases since mid-2018, home construction hits 14-year high in December, FHWA apportions $9.8B in COVID-19 relief funds to DOTs, and more construction news

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