Granite Construction wins $173-million Sacramento Weir contract
California Construction News release
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a $172.9 million construction contract for the Sacramento Weir Widening Project...
San Francisco to ease affordable housing requirements to kickstart construction
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco is planning to temporarily ease affordable housing requirements in an effort to kickstart dozens of construction projects and...
AGC of California honors contractors at 2024 award ceremony
California Construction News staff writer
The Associated General Contractors of California recognized several contractors at the annual Installation and Awards Gala in San Francisco earlier...
San Diego Supervisors approve zoning changes for housing development
The San Diego County Board Supervisors approved some zoning changes that will allow the construction of three large housing developments in San Diego County,...
Brightline partners with labor coalition to build high speed rail
California Construction News staff writer
Brightline, the construction company constructing a bullet train between Southern California and Las Vegas says it has partnered with the High-Speed...
Construction input prices unchanged in October, says ABC
Construction input prices remained unchanged on a monthly basis in October but are down 2.2% year-over-year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)...
San Francisco mayor looking at reduced capital spending in 2024
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco’s $14.6 billion for FY 2023-24 and $14.6 billion for FY 2024-25 will focus on clean streets, restoring the...
California approves $2.5B to build new dams, water storage projects
The California Water Commission has approved $2.5 billion for construction of new dams and underground storage projects.
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 1,...
California gains construction jobs in October though overall numbers still 2.3% below pandemic’s start
California ranks 28th in the nation in job losses during the pandemic overall, but the most recent data indicates it is recovering faster than...
Construction sector adds 27,000 jobs in November, but project cancellations and looming taxes will...
Construction employment increased by 27,000 jobs in November, as continuing robust gains in residential categories masked more sluggish increases in nonresidential jobs, according to...
Projects and opportunities
Ameresco launches construction of $140 million biogas project near Elk Grove
California Construction News staff writer
Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, has started construction on an advanced technology biogas cogeneration...
$60.6 million awarded to strengthen climate-resilient transportation infrastructure
California Construction News staff writer
California has secured $60.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to bolster climate-resilient transportation infrastructure across the...
West Hollywood approves design for log cabin renovation
California Construction News staff writer
The City of West Hollywood has released design renderings for the historic Log Cabin building renovation. The site houses the...
