Legislation increases highway, mass transit funding to FAST Act levels.

Construction rate has been higher than year-earlier levels in three of four months this year.

For the moment, a San Francisco federal court judge’s April 25 preliminary injunction has stalled President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to make “sanctuary” jurisdictions, which shelter undocumented immigrants, unable to receive federal grants and funds, including billions of dollars for highway construction, seismic upgrades and other public infrastructure projects.

U.S. lumber producers praise Commerce Dept. action but Canada blasts it and threatens litigation.