The 15-year expansion was paused due to worries that the state highway agency lacked capacity to sell bonds to finance work.

Lane Construction can face cross claims, a federal judge has ruled, from another contractor on a road resurfacing project that the widow of a cyclist killed in a 2016 crash charges caused his death.

Contractor John Moriarty & Associates has filed to place liens on the property, alleging project payments it still is owed.