Construction industry forging ahead to try to defeat Proposition 6
The California construction industry is saying a definitive "no" to Proposition 6. The industry has been joined by labor groups who want the bill...
Rail authority approves advancing $77 billion bullet train project to Bakersfield
The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced that its board of directors certified the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Fresno to Bakersfield Project...
National construction starts decline again in September following July and August slow-down: Dodge
New construction starts in September fell 5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $709.6 billion, according to Dodge Data...
Sterling Construction wins $17 million contract for Valencia water project
The Los Angeles County Sanitation District has awarded a $17 million contract to Sterling Construction’s affiliate Myers & Sons Construction for additions and modifications...
Expert panel says San Francisco’s building codes need to be rewritten and tall buildings...
An expert panel says San Francisco’s building codes are inadequate to deal a large earthquake's aftermath and called for both the inspection and retrofitting...
Labor groups including SBCTC join fight against Proposition 6
California's State Building and Construction Trades Council (SBCTC) and the California Labor Federation (CLF) say they strongly oppose Proposition 6 on the November ballot.
The...
$47 million grant announced for Interstate 5 improvement project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has received a $47-million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Interstate 5 Golden State...
Walsh wins $220.5 million construction contract for Orange County’s streetcar
The board of directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority recently awarded a contract for the construction of the county’s first modern streetcar to...
San Diego approves $614 million loan for water project construction
The San Diego City Council has approved borrowing $614 million to start construction of the city’s recycled drinking water project.
The loan, from the U.S....
CityBuild: Training San Franciscans for construction careers
Public radio KAWL in San Francisco has published/broadcast an extensive report about CityBuild, a program to train San Franciscans in construction skills.
In this 18...
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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...
