{"id":2563,"date":"2020-05-07T09:19:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/newsroom_details_pag\/boston-construction-set-to-resume-may-18-as-long-as-virus-continues-to-recede\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:51:05","slug":"boston-construction-set-to-resume-may-18-as-long-as-virus-continues-to-recede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/reports\/boston-construction-set-to-resume-may-18-as-long-as-virus-continues-to-recede\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston construction set to resume May 18 as long as virus continues to recede &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Boston Officials Outline Gradual Construction Restart<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Projects closed by the city&#8217;s COVID-19 work-stop order prepare to reopen<\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s historic building boom, dormant since the onset of the new coronavirus pandemic in March, is poised to get a kickstart.<\/p>\n<p>Boston officials laid out plans for a gradual resumption in a wide range of construction activity by the end of May, with restrictions lifted incrementally over the course of the month. 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