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...
San Francisco receives $130 million in state funding for affordable housing, transportation and infrastructure...
San Francisco's mayor says the city has received more than $130 million in state funding for affordable housing, transportation, and infrastructure projects. More than...
$1.6 billion in California High-Speed Rail contracts deferred to December: Is this...
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) is delaying$1.6 billion of construction contract signing from September until December, San Francisco Streetsblog reports.
The work is for...
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...
AIA announces net zero energy (ZNE) building design winners
The AIA California has announced the winners of its ninth annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building designs. The competition...
Unrest shuts down LA building inspections as protests grip the nation
Unrest caused by the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed...
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Long Beach Airport breaks ground on $37M concourse upgrade, creating 190 construction jobs
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has started on a $37-million passenger concourse modernization project at Long Beach Airport, aimed at improving infrastructure ahead of...
Nibbi receives Notice to Proceed on St. Paul Terrace affordable housing project in Berkeley
California Construction News staff writer
Nibbi has received Notice to Proceed on a new affordable housing community for St. Paul AME Berkeley, with Lowney Architecture...
Santa Rosa breaks ground on Hopper Avenue fire recovery corridor project
California Construction News staff writer
The City of Santa Rosa broke ground April 14 on the Hopper Avenue Corridor Fire Recovery Improvements Project, beginning a...
