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HSR construction in Wasco. SoCal politicians want to stop 117 miles of HSR track from being completed. Photo: CaHSRA

$1.6 billion in California High-Speed Rail contracts deferred to December: Is this...

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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...
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“Multiple cases” of COVID-19 discovered at Santa Clara County construction sites

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Santa Clara County is calling for greater adherence to social distancing and safety protocols at construction sites after "multiple cases" of COVID-19 were detected...
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Metro seeking public input on $400 billion transportation plan

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The Metro’s board of directors authorized the release of the updated draft 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan, a $400-billion, 30-year transportation blueprint for Los...
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Former SF building commissioner charged with federal bank fraud charges for allegedly diverting checks...

Former San Francisco building commissioner Rodrigo Santos has been federally charged with bank fraud in connection with a scheme to divert into his personal...
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Construction union/management group joins LA Economic Resiliency Task Force

The Southern California Partnership for Jobs (SCPFJ) says it it has been invited to join the Los Angeles County Infrastructure Development/Construction working group that...
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Labor unions in San Francisco celebrate PLA introduction; $628.5 million in infrastructure allocations

Organized labor in San Francisco is celebrating success in the implementation of a citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The implementation required more five years of...
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BFBC gets $569 million for border wall construction

BFBC LLC, which is part of Barnard Construction, won a $569 million for design-build construction of 17.17 miles of border wall. Work will be performed...
Rendering of the Los Angeles International Airport's Automated People Mover (Photo: Business Wire)

LAX projects among largest permitted by LADBS in first quarter

Here are the top five construction projects, as reported by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Notably four of the five...

San Jose approves mixed-use affordable project

The San Jose City Council has approved the construction of a six-story, mixed-use affordable housing development in the Willow Glen neighborhood. Dubbed Meridian Apartments, the...
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California defense construction contracts: $569 border wall project awarded to Montana contractor

BFBC LLC, an affiliate of Barnard Construciton Company, from Bozeman, Montana, has been awarded a $569 million modification  to contract W912PL-19-C-0014 to build  17.17...

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Six construction workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse

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California Construction News staff writer The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after being struck by a container ship...

$1.6 billion America’s Green Gateway project to kick off construction this summer in Long...

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California Construction News staff writer Port of Long Beach is planning to break ground this summer on the first segment of the $1.6 billion Pier...

Santa Clara VTA awards $437-million contract for light rail extension

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California Construction News staff writer The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension is on its way to construction, after the board of the...