b'a portion of its $5.5 billion battery manufacturing complex in Queen Creek, Arizona. The battery company pegged the decision to market conditions, the companys global communications team said in a statement.Public projects put on hold, which include infrastructure work, increased 5.2% compared to the same week a year ago, according to ConstructConnect. Earlier this month, Amtraks redevelopment group hit pause on the $175 million Baltimore Penn Station redevelopment, according to The Baltimore Sun. Penn Construction ProjectStation Partners, Amtraks redevelopment group, placed the project on hold amid cost-related delays that will likely Abandonments Surge change the final price tag, according to officials.Abandoned projects Dive Brief:Meanwhile, public abandoned projects increased 3.6% year Project abandonments surged 10.7% over theover year, while private project abandonments soared past month, according to Cincinnati- 48.7%, said Guckes. based ConstructConnects Project Stress Index, a measure of construction projectsPublic abandonments are near 2021 levels which is a relief in todays volatile construction economy, said Guckes. that have been paused, abandoned or haveUnfortunately, in the private realm, abandonments a delayed bid date.continue to be a significant problem for contractors who Delayed bid activity posted no change inwill find it hard to manage work flows and keep their crews June, while work put on hold decreasedbusy while being subject to the risk of projects being abandoned. 6.6%. Overall, the Project Stress Indexincreased 1.5% last month.Among abandoned projects, it is very possible that this number is being fueled by only a few severely impacted subcategories, said Michael Guckes, chief economist at ConstructConnect. Chief among suspects are private offices whichBy: Sebastian Obando continue to gravely struggle againstReportercurrent financial market conditions. Dive Insight: The latest stress data continues to emphasize the differences in public and private construction projects, said Guckes. On the private side, projects put on hold fell about 11.5% year over year.However, despite the overall decrease, developers in Boston recently paused work on a life sciences project due to an oversupply of space and slow demand in the region, according to Banker & Tradesman. Boston-based developer Leggat McCall Properties began work in 2022, but halted activity due to market conditions. LG Energy Solutions also last month temporarily paused 19'