Court ruling could cost California high speed rail project $15 billion, four years in...
A recent California Supreme Court ruling favoring environmentalists opposing the state’s reopening of an abandoned lumber train may cost the state’s $46 billion over-budget...
Los Angeles Valley College Monarch Center wins steel design award
The Los Angeles Valley College Monarch Center in Valley Glen has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with...
Mortenson Construction to build massive Imperial Valley PV project
8minutenergy Renewables and Capital Dynamics are preparing to develop the 328MW project, near Calexico in California’s Imperial Valley. Mortenson Construction has been appointed as the...
AECOM acquires Shimmick Construction, adding California strength to global business
Global infrastructure firm AECOM says it has agreed to acquire Shimmick Construction, Shimmick, a business serving California and Western U.S. heavy civil construction market.
“As...
$16 billion water tunnel receives first regulatory approval — but many more to go...
U.S. wildlife officials have given crucial first approval Monday to California Gov. Jerry Brown’s decades-old ambitions to build two massive tunnels that would re-engineer...
International climate change infrastructure procurement project performs first case studies in California
Case studies of the California High Speed Rail and San Francisco AirTrain Extension have recently been completed for the Swedish-funded Ipress project (Implementation of Procurement...
Skanska announces “high level” hirings, promotion
Skanska has announced two high level new hires in support of its building construction business in California. Additionally, the firm has also promoted a...
New study finds BIM gaining ground in transportation infrastructure
Engineers, contractors and infrastructure owners all report increased use of BIM, driven by strong business and project outcomes
A new SmartMarket Report from Dodge Data...
Projects and opportunities
Stacy Witbeck–ICS JV awarded $63.4M contract for Port of Long Beach pump station relocation
California Construction News staff writer
Stacy Witbeck, in a joint venture with Innovative Construction Solutions, has been awarded a $63.4 million contract to relocate and...
Construction begins on 22-story mixed-income housing tower in San Francisco
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has begun on a 22-story mixed-use housing tower at 1111 Sutter St. in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill neighborhood,...
California seeks private partners to speed high-speed rail project
California Construction News staff writer
California officials are again turning to the private sector as they look for ways to speed up construction of the...
