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Total construction starts 3% In March at a stationally adjusted annual rate of $ 1.1 trillion, according to the report. The non -residential building begins, such as office, hotel and health projects, jumped by 6%, while non -construction activity, such as roads, bridges and utility plants, increased by 9% during the month.
But on the date, the non -residential begins last year’s pace during the first quarter of 9%, according to Dodge. However, commercial and institutional innovatives continue to increase by 3% compared to the same period in 2024.
But this Impulse may soon turn offEric Gaus, chief economist of the Dodge construction network.
“The construction activity grew during the month, but the specific data in the sector continued to show mixed trends,” Gaus said. “Rising delays in the planning pipeline He suggests that developers are already making an impact, higher rates, decrease in federal funding and continuous labor shortages. “”
Commercial policy and concerns about the broadest economy will probably slow down construction activities in the coming months, said Gaus. That pessimism arose at the Backlog’s latest reportWhich showed that more than 40% of contractors now provide for a decrease in profits for the next six months.
Gaus said he hopes that these heads will grow as long as the Uncertainty is left. However, this has not prevented some of the country’s main projects from advancing.
Here are the nine largest projects in the United States to break the ground in March, according to Dodge’s latest report:
- The wind farm outside the sea of $ 3.5 billion in Montauk, New York.
- The Greenlink West Transmission line of $ 2.1 billion in Yerrington, Nevada.
- Johnson & Johnson Biological Manufacture of $ 1 billion in Wilson, North Carolina.
- The billion dollars from four Las Vegas private residence stations in Henderson, Nevada.
- Modernization of Capital One Arena $ 800 million in Washington, DC
- The $ 756 million railway project in Tie Siding, Wyoming.
- The Amazon Robotics Competition Center $ 750 million in Wilmington, North Carolina.
- The $ 357 million from Flatiron Building Condominiums in New York City.
- The $ 276 million Condominis by Villa Miami in Miami.
Growth begins
Commercial initiatives provided a boost in March with innovations by 21% -largely, largely due to a strong activity in retail projects, offices and warehouses. The manufacture also recorded a strong rebound, 122% after a slow February. The institutional construction, however, fell 12% as the bedroom, government and transport begin to slow down.

Courtesy of Dodge Construction Network
In terms of infrastructure, non -construction begins 9% in March, which is almost completely led by a 159% increase in service and gas projects. This helped make up for a 10% drop in road and bridge work and a 26% decrease in environmental public works. Until this year, the non -construction activity has increased by 16%, led by force in the sector of the utility and constant growth of the construction of roads and bridges.

Courtesy of Dodge Construction Network
Residential activity, on the other hand, continued to soften in March. Year to date, the residential beginnings dropped by 5%, with a single -family and a multi -family starts 4%and 6%, respectively, compared to the first three months of 2024.