California’s B.F. Sisk Dam’s $1-billion expansion underway
California Construction News staff writer
A $1 billion project to expand the B.F. Sisk Dam in California’s Central Valley was approved in October by the...
Civil contractors expect project backlog increase as infrastructure funding kicks In: Study
About 78 per cent of civil and infrastructure construction firms expect their project backlog to increase or remain the same over the next year...
California and Chinese province of Hainan partner to fight climate change
California Construction News staff writer
California has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese province of Hainan to support the global fight against...
NLC report shows infrastructure remains top priority for American mayors
California Construction News staff writer
The National League of Cities (NLC) has released the 2023 State of the Cities report, an annual review of mayoral...
$1.5 billion announced for 15 port infrastructure projects
California Construction News staff writer
More than $1.5 billion – including $450 million for zero-emission infrastructure, locomotives, vessels and vehicles – will fund 15 projects...
California leads states for monthly construction job gains in May
California Construction News staff writer
Construction employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in May from a year earlier, while only 24...
Feds announce $14 million to build transit in Monterey-Salinas
California Construction News staff writer
The federal government will fund 18 large transit projects in 11 states were recommended last week to receive $4.45 billion...
American infrastructure to be built with American material: President Biden
California Construction News staff writer
The White House has released proposed guidelines that will require use of American-made material in government-funded infrastructure projects.
In his State...
Ten West Link starts construction on transmission line connecting California and Arizona
California Construction News staff writer
Vice-president Kamala Harris joined with Arizona and California leaders, members of Lotus Infrastructure Partners, the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO)...
Construction materials costs fall steeply in December, but contractors wary of price jumps
California Construction News staff writer
Plunging prices for diesel fuel, lumber, and steel cooled inflation for construction materials and services in December, but relief may...
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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...
