With federal funding restored, the rail megaproject’s first pair of tunnel boring machines are nearly ready for assembly and launching for their journey through a mountain on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.

Contractors added 0.5 months of work to their books over the month, with outsized growth in data center projects.

The tech leverages artificial intelligence to create what-if scenarios and help contractors adjust schedules to accelerate projects by as much as 20%, the firms said.

The plaintiff, a Black man born with congenital aural atresia, claimed he endured near-daily harassment from co-workers.

Construction materials prices have jumped 4.8% in the last 12 months, the largest annual gain since January 2023.