Caltrans repaves roadway with recycled plastic bottles
Caltrans has started repaving a section of Highway 162 in Oroville using recycled asphalt pavement and liquid plastic made with single-use, plastic bottles...
49 workers at SoFi Stadium project test positive for COVID-19
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says that 49 people working at the $5-billion SoFi Stadium in Inglewood have tested positive for...
Foothill Gold Line project between Glendora and Pomona starts construction
Major construction has started on the four-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Glendora to Pomona.
The 9.1 mile project is expected to be...
Construction begins on 64-unit housing project in Watts neighborhood
Linc Housing started construction on Cadence, a 64-unit apartment community in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Located at 11408 S. Central Ave., the community...
Statewide California construction employment: How has it fared with COVID-19?
Construction employment declined in more than nine out of 10 metro areas from March to April, a time when industry employment typically increases in...
CHSRA says it has created 4,000 construction jobs
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued a news release saying that more than 4,000 construction jobs have been created across 119 miles...
California court rules ‘pay when paid’ clause unenforceable because of its undefined, unspecified...
A California appellate court found unenforceable a pay-when-paid clause in a contract between a general contractor and subcontractor on a California public works project,...
Union leader says construction workers preparing to mobilize for COVID-19 surge response
Robbie Hunter, president of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, says plans are in the works to deploy tens of thousands...
Shutdown not: California builders win COVID-19 “essential” exemption
Construction executives and contractors have successfully lobbied to win an exemption to Gov. Gavin Newsom's "stay at home" mandate for work during the COVID-19...
Boston mayor orders halt to all construction projects; Associated General Contractors of America opposed
Vice President Mike Pence is asking construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 face masks to local hospitals - and to stop ordering...
Projects and opportunities
California unveils ambitious $180 billion infrastructure overhaul plan
California Construction News staff writer
California’s infrastructure is getting a significant makeover with a $180 billion in state, local, and federal funds over the next...
World’s largest wildlife crossing on track to open in 2026
California Construction News staff writer
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing being built outside Los Angeles will be completed by early 2026, providing a safe and...
$900 million Caltrans project will replace aging Stockton Channel bridges
California Construction News staff writer
A $900-million project to replace the pair of aging bridges that take Interstate 5 traffic across the Stockton Channel is...
