USDOT issues $56.5 million in discretionary grants for three California projects
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $24 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CaHSRA), advancing the nation’s first...
Los Angeles gets first chief design officer
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has appointed Christopher Hawthorne as the city’s first chief design officer to improve the city’s quality of civic architecture...
Granite awarded $33 million highway reconstruction project in central California
Granite Construction says it has been awarded a contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the reconstruction of four miles of State...
‘Yes in God’s Back Yard’ bill allows churches, synagogues and mosques to build housing
Churches, mosques and synagogues in California will be able to build social housing on land they own without environmental or other local planning reviews...
Pact between developers and builders could loosen environmental rules and increase residential construction wages
Representatives of California's construction unions and home builders are working on a deal that the Los Angeles Times reports "both sides hope could lead...
Caltrans awards $41 million for sustainable transportation projects
California Construction News staff writer
Caltrans has announced $41.6 million in planning grants for 90 sustainable, climate-resilient transportation projects across California.
The projects are expected to...
Caltrans, Oakland studying ways to reconnect communities divided by Interstate 980
California Construction News staff writer
Caltrans and the City of Oakland have been awarded $680,000 to find ways to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure...
There’s a construction boom — and a construction labor shortage — in Sacramento
The Sacramento area has been experiencing a construction boom, resulting in a serious labor shortage.
Demand for new homes and retail spaces is skyrocketing as...
San Francisco secures $42 million in state funding for affordable housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco has been awarded more than $42 million from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for...
Paramount construction company owners plead guilty to $6 million workers compensation fraud, labor theft
A brother and sister who run a construction company in Paramount have admitted to their roles in a $6 million workers’ compensation fraud and...
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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...
