Construction — Iran War-Driven Oil Price Spike Triggers 22.8% Surge in Construction Project Abandonments; Nemetschek Moves to Acquire HCSS; Lane Wins $582M Florida Interstate Contract

Construction · 2026-04-15

TODAY'S SIGNAL — The construction industry is navigating a volatile convergence of geopolitical risk, consolidation, and infrastructure momentum. The most consequential signal today is the 22.8% month-over-month surge in project abandonments in March, directly linked by ConstructConnect to oil price shocks from the Iran conflict. This is not an abstract macro indicator — it represents real…