30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.69%, Reaching a One-Year High
Freddie Mac’s national weekly benchmark rose for a fifth straight week, adding pressure to borrowers and making refinancing less attractive.
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Roads, transit, utilities, broadband, housing, construction, zoning, public works, ports, rail, and capital projects.
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Germantown Postpones Indefinitely Review of Proposed 24-Unit StorageShop Development
The Village of Germantown has postponed indefinitely a proposed StorageShop USA project involving 24 warehouse, office and workshop condominium units near Spaten Court.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea scheduled micro-surfacing for 10 village street segments
A July 2 city update scheduled micro-surfacing for July 6 and 7 on 10 street segments in Carmel-by-the-Sea, including portions of Ocean Avenue, Forest Road, Santa Rita Street and Dolores Street.
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Candia Planning Board continues Tanglewood subdivision hearing to June 2
The Candia Planning Board continued its public hearing on the proposed Tanglewood major subdivision, Case 26-001, with the next listed hearing set for June 2 at Candia Town Offices.
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Lincoln County approves $150,000 for Waldoboro municipal housing infrastructure
Lincoln County commissioners authorized $150,000 in ARPA funding for Waldoboro water infrastructure tied to a municipal housing project.
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LA 540 bridge reopens in Homer after replacement project
The LA 540 bridge on Edgewood Drive in Homer reopened July 7 after crews removed the former structure and installed new box culverts.
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Bloomingdale advances proposed water-system modernization project
Bloomingdale is pursuing financing for a proposed water-system improvement project aimed at modernizing aging infrastructure and improving reliability, but its cost, schedule and rate effects remain unsettled.
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Keysville maintains voluntary water restrictions after July notice
Keysville’s voluntary water restrictions, announced July 16, remain in effect as of Aug. 7 unless rescinded. The town notice does not provide detailed use limits or an end date.
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Wilton’s Cannon Road Bridge project advances toward 2026 construction planning
The Route 33/Cannon Road bridge replacement in Wilton is listed at 90% design, with authorization to bid, an estimated $6.57 million cost and a projected 2028 completion.
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Sauk City plans Water Street replacement project for 2027-28 construction window
The Village of Sauk City is publicly developing a Water Street replacement project targeted for construction in 2027-28, but cost, scope, funding and exact dates have not yet been published in the available notice.
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Monroe County road project closes part of Temperance Road to traffic
A Monroe County Road Commission notice dated March 13 says part of Temperance Road was closed for road work, affecting travel in the Temperance area. The notice does not provide an end date in the approved record.
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WRTA weighs cutting or restructuring bus service serving Whitinsville
The Worcester Regional Transit Authority discussed possible changes to Routes A and B, including reduced fixed-route service or a shift to mobility-management and paratransit programs.
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Gainesville breaks ground on $4.59 million, two-mile pedestrian trail
Gainesville has begun work on a $4.59 million pedestrian trail linking downtown, parks, North Central Texas College and Gainesville High School.
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Crocker sewer-and-water improvements remain in Missouri FY2026 budget
A Missouri FY2026 budget document includes a dedicated appropriation for sewer-and-water improvements in Crocker, but the available records do not show the dollar amount, construction schedule or project status.
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$8 million Blanding Boulevard–Wells Road project remains active in Orange Park with late-2026 completion target
FDOT’s intersection project at Blanding Boulevard and Wells Road remains under construction, with nighttime lane closures and a current contract completion date of November 16, 2026.
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Spartanburg advances $71 million downtown mixed-use project with 220 apartments
Spartanburg City Council advanced a first-reading development agreement for a six-story project at the former City Hall block, with apartments, commercial space and a 20-year tax-incentive arrangement.
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FDOT road work keeps East Palatka corridor in active 2026 construction program
A Florida Department of Transportation project package covers Reid Street/U.S. 17 and related Putnam County routes, with work beginning in mid-May 2026.
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Madison County opens 2026 TSPLOST road bids as Comer Elementary seeks cabling proposals
Madison County opened bidding for 2026 TSPLOST road projects while the school system sought low-voltage cabling proposals for the Comer Elementary expansion and renovation.
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Plainville water project begins, bringing utility work to city residents
Plainville announced that work on a municipal water project would begin Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, but the city’s public notice does not provide the project’s cost, scope, contractor or completion date.
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Madison Advances Inclusionary Affordable-Housing Zoning Changes
Madison’s 2026 land-development actions include an inclusionary overlay zoning district and revised affordable-housing requirements, but the final ordinance text and effective date remain unclear.
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Steuben County weighs 50-acre affordable-housing site west of Fremont
Steuben County is considering a $1.26 million purchase of about 50 acres at the former Country Meadows Golf Resort for a proposed affordable single-family housing development.
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Austell adopts downtown overlay allowing taller mixed-use buildings
Austell City Council approved a downtown zoning overlay allowing mixed-use buildings up to five stories in the Central Downtown area.