State awards San Jose $19.9 million to buy downtown motel
California Construction News staff writer
San José will use $19.9 million from the state to buy the 72-room Pacific Motor Inn for interim housing for...
WSTA challenges Assembly Bill 5 especially for construction truckers
The Western States Trucking Association (WSTA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a construction-trucking-specific provision of California’s already controversial Assembly Bill 5,...
NAVFAC Southwest awards $750 million contract for waterfront facilities construction, renovation, repair
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest has awarded a $750 million maximum contract for new construction, repair, and renovation of waterfront facilities...
San Francisco receives $23 million federal grant for safer streets
The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $23 million for safety upgrades along San Francisco’s Howard Street through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability...
Costa unveils legislation to fund completion of California’s High-Speed Rail, other National rail projects
After leading the fight in Congress for investment in America’s national rail infrastructure, Congressman Jim Costa unveiled the High-Speed Rail Corridor Development Act, legislation that...
New information on Bullet train construction
The California High Speed Rail Authority says that the California High-Speed Rail Project will cost at least $77.3 billion — roughly $13 billion more...
San Jose breaks ground for 135-unit affordable housing project
The city of San Jose has started construction on an affordable housing project offering 135 units.
The project called the North San Pedro Studios is...
$7,000 in discrepancies found so far in $118 million Palo Alto public safety building...
Palo Alto's city auditor is examining every change order and invoice associated with the construction of new $118 million public safety building, but so...
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...
Feds announce $400 million for Golden Gate Bridge improvements
California Construction News staff writer
The U.S. Department of Transportation will fund $400 million for a project to replace, retrofit and install critical structural elements...
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LAX celebrates topping out of Tom Bradley International Terminal
California Construction News staff writer
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has reached a construction milestone with the topping out of the Tom Bradley International Terminal...
State launches largest mobilization of small homes
California Construction News staff writer
Additional funding has been released to help reduce homelessness and for the largest mobilization of small homes across the state....
‘Housing for All’ legislation to unlock San Francisco housing pipeline
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved legislation they say will unlock the city’s housing pipeline - more than 52,000...
