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Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the recovery in the housing market is having a major impact on index movement.

The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) gradually is restarting four road projects idled in late January, when Alpena, Mich.-based DeVere Construction Co. withdrew from the jobs in an apparent payment dispute with the agency.

But Jan.-Feb. volume falls 16% year over year, as large energy projects tilt comparisons.

On prime riverfront real estate in Jacksonville, Fla., the unclad 18- story concrete frame of an abandoned condominium casts a shadow over its downtown neighborhood.

Highway construction has banner month, climbing 14.6% from December, surging 33.9% year over year, Census Bureau reports.