Across the Texas & Louisiana region, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a variety of impacts for contractors, project owners and other industry firms as they deal with new policies and procedures for ensuring the health and safety of workers and their local communities. Collected below is the latest news and commentary about the pandemic’s impact on construction in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
ENR’s latest national updates on the coronavirus pandemic can be found here.
April
Louisiana Contractors Hope for Infrastructure Stimulus
Contractors Prioritizing Safety Across Texas & Louisiana Region
Critics Urge Feds to Pull Plug on Texas Bullet Train, Citing Uncertainties Caused by Pandemic
COVID-19 Forces Builders Firstsource, Forterra To Cut Executive Pay
Coronavirus In Austin: Construction Crews Back At Job Sites As Work Ban Lifted
Crews Still Hard At Work On Trump's Border Wall, Despite Stay-Home Orders And Coronavirus Pandemic
Houston Construction Could Slow as Coronavirus Takes Toll on the Economy
Uber Pausing Dallas Hiring, Postponing Construction Until 2021 Due To Coronavirus
County To Pause Construction On Some Inessential Public Works Projects
Uber Pausing Dallas Hiring, Postponing Construction Until 2021 Due To Coronavirus
Travis County To Pause Construction On Some Inessential Public Works Projects
March
Texas High-Speed Rail Staff Laid Off Due to COVID-19
Shell Withdraws From Energy Transfer's Lake Charles LNG Project
Dallas Developers With New Projects Say They're Moving Ahead Through The Uncertainties
Subcontractor Working On Rangers' Globe Life Field Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Construction Is Deemed 'Essential' But Is Still Slowing In D-FW And U.S.
Austin FC Stadium Construction Not Exempt From Shelter-In-Place Order
Border Wall Construction Must Stop During COVID-19 Pandemic, Advocates Say
Coronavirus In Austin: Builders Push Back Against Construction Ban
Eyeing COVID Fallout, Metro Moves Slowly On Next Round Of Houston Bus And Rail Projects
Hidalgo Orders Stay-At-Home For Harris County, A Fundamental Change To Daily Life For Houston Area
Harris County Prepares Shelter-In-Place Order As Hidalgo Mulls Options
Creditors Give Tellurian An 18-Month Life Line
Dallas County Residents Ordered To Stay Home As New Shelter-In-Place Rules Are Put In Place
Construction of US-Mexico Border Wall Proceeds Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
As Texans Flood State With Unemployment Apps, Reserves To Pay Benefits Are Dangerously Low
New Orleans Issues 'Stay Home' Mandate, Construction Exempt
Tenaris Lays Off 900 As Demand For Pipeline Projects Crumbles
Construction Sector Starting To Feel Pandemic Spread
Houston Construction Sites To Remain Open For Now
D-FW Builders And Developers Say They Hope Business Shutdowns Don't Include Construction
Commentary: Corona, Construction and Contracts: How COVID-19 May Affect Construction
