Construction Economics for November 17, 2025

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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EPA, States Are Set to Finalize Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement

Officials will meet next month to approve changes in existing plan to reduce pollution in the largest US estuary, with a 64,000-sq-mile watershed in Delaware,
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.

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EU Plans $371B Build-Out of High-Speed Rail Corridors

Intercity travel times across the continent could drop by hours with Europe’s updated Trans-European Transport Network regulations, which would trigger major new rail construction and financing initiatives.

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