LADBS issues $1.3 billion of building permits in FY quarter ending Dec. 31
The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) says the city issued $1.3 billion in building permits between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31,...
California to build largest wildlife crossing in world
The state plans to build a wildlife crossing over a major Southern California highway that would be the largest wildlife crossing in the world.
The...
Fake ICE officer tries to extort money from El Dorado Hills construction workers: Sheriff’s...
A fake Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has allegedly visited construction sites in El Dorado Hills in east-central California, handcuffed workers, and took...
High speed rail project creates thousands of construction jobs
California's high-speed railway project has created 2,000 construction jobs since 2015.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) said there are now 119 miles under construction...
Los Angeles Housing Authority, Primestor break ground on retail shopping center
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HALA)and Primestor Development have broken ground on 115,000 sq.-ft. retail shopping center called the Jordan...
California promotes architectural innovation through mass timber competition
The Governor’s Forest Management Task Force and the Office of Planning and
Research has announced winners of a first-ever competition highlighting mass timber projects.
“Mass timber...
Harper gets $36 million project for radiographic building at NAWS China Lake
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest has awarded a $36 million firm-fixed-price task order to Harper Construction Co. under a multiple award construction contract...
Private investors spend $1B on development surrounding future Foothill Gold Line light rail stations
An estimated $1 billion-worth of residential and commercial development will rise within half-mile radius of future Foothill Gold Line stations to service the new...
City of Los Angeles shortlists three teams for Street Civic Building Project
The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering has selected short-listed respondents in the request for qualifications to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain...
BART board approves single-bore tunnel project in San Jose
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) says that its board of directors have approved the San Jose tunneling plan, according to Curbed San Francisco.
In a...
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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...
