A progressive design-build delivery method, 24/7 worker scheduling and shutting the tunnel down during construction helped speed up the job, a project manager said.

Design-build proposals are due in soon for the transit project, which faces an uncertain future due to yet-to-be-secured federal funding.

Investigators in East Java are probing the cause of a deadly school building collapse that has raised fresh questions about construction oversight and structural safety standards.  

Most activity at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has stopped during the federal shutdown; construction and engineering firms face uncertainty and potential backlog once funding returns.

The Twinkies owner was acquired two years ago for $5.6 billion, but has since seen demand wane amid inflation and an uptick in the use of GLP-1 drugs.