Travel trailers delivered to south Los Angeles as part of emergency state action on...
Continuing the state’s emergency response to the homelessness crisis, Caltrans recently delivered 10 travel trailers to a site in South Los Angeles to provide temporary...
Agrihood (housing development with working farm at its center) takes shape in Santa Clara
A new housing development with a working farm at its center has broken ground in Santa Clara — another example of the “agrihood” trend...
Monthly and yearly construction input prices drop in August, says ABC
Construction input prices fell 0.6% in August and are down 0.9% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of...
CHSRA releases 2020 sustainability report
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released its 2020 Sustainability Report: Building Resilience. The annual report details ongoing efforts to advance the...
Oakland grand jury indicts construction business owner for alleged payroll tax violations
A federal grand jury in Oakland has returned an indictment charging a construction business owner with failing to pay over employment taxes to the...
California construction firm pays $2.5 million to settle allegations of exploiting service-disabled veteran-owned small...
Stronghold Engineering, Inc. (SEI) and its owners have paid the United States $2.5 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into allegations the firm...
Mayor Garcetti breaks ground on $898.6-million Airport Metro Connector
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has broken ground on the Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Project, a $898.6-million endeavor that will directly connect the Metro...
Orange County cities voicing opposition to regional housing targets
Orange County municipalities are opposing housing targets set by regional board attempting to tackle housing shortage.
Laguna Beach passed a resolution opposing the expansion by...
CHSRA requests one-year deadline extension, projects budget increase for track section completion
California is asking the new Biden administration for a one-year extension on completing a section of track for the state's High Speed Rail project...
Biden signs construction PLA executive order; associations push back in objection
President Joe Biden on Feb. 3 signed an executive order requiring the use of project labor agreements (PLA)s on federal construction projects of $35...
Projects and opportunities
California unveils ambitious $180 billion infrastructure overhaul plan
California Construction News staff writer
California’s infrastructure is getting a significant makeover with a $180 billion in state, local, and federal funds over the next...
World’s largest wildlife crossing on track to open in 2026
California Construction News staff writer
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing being built outside Los Angeles will be completed by early 2026, providing a safe and...
$900 million Caltrans project will replace aging Stockton Channel bridges
California Construction News staff writer
A $900-million project to replace the pair of aging bridges that take Interstate 5 traffic across the Stockton Channel is...
