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...
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...
Construction flaws delay $2.06 billion Crenshaw rail line project two years beyond original schedule
Construction problems will delay the opening of the $2.06 billion Crenshaw rail line through South Los Angeles until mid-2021, two years later than the...
OC Streetcar work accelerates with COVID-19 traffic reductions
Orange County’s transportation agency is pushing ahead with its construction projects – in some cases gaining speed while roads are unusually clear – but...
Newsom declines to introduce strict state-wide COVID-19 construction shutdown rules
Gov. Gavin Newsom says that that California will not follow the lead of states like New York or regions like the Bay Area that...
Berkeley’s construction restrictions reflect Bay Area guidelines
While most of the state has relatively relaxed rules for construction work during the COVID-19 crisis, the hard-hit San Francisco Bay area has imposed...
Central Valley high speed rail project proceeds with safety measures in place for COVID-19
More than 3,500 people are working on the California High Speed Rail project in the Central Valley, but authorities consider the project to be...
Inglewood stadium construction continues after positive COVID-19 test
Construction is continuing at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood even after a worker tested positive for COVID-19 a spokesperson for Turner Construction Company told USA...
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...
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PCL breaks ground on $80M Santa Barbara City College athletics and physical education facility
California Construction News staff writer
PCL Construction celebrated the groundbreaking of the $80 million Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) physical education and athletics replacement building...
Madera County approves $130M State Route 41 widening project, set to begin construction this...
California Construction News staff writer
The Madera County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a major infrastructure expansion that will widen a key regional corridor,...
Suffolk tops out 17-story Bankers Hill residential tower “The Quince” in San Diego
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has reached a major milestone on a new residential high-rise in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighbourhood, as Suffolk Construction...
