Lawsuit challenges permits for WaterFix tunnels; project if approved would be $17 to $67...

Conservation groups have sued the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to challenge the legality of a state permit that would allow the controversial...
Calexico border

DHS gives go-ahead to Calexico border wall stretch: Contract award expected in November

The Trump administration has waived environmental laws and other reviews to replace a small stretch of border wall in Calexico, the second time it...

C.W. Driver starts work on new Cadence Park School in Irving

The Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) recently broke ground on Cadence Park School, which will serve students from developing neighborhoods around the Orange County...

Video shows progress on $500 million Oroville Dam spillway project

California's Department of Water Resources has released a video showing progress on a $500 million project to build a new main spillway at the...
Fix it first projects

Caltrans to start work on 32 major “fix-it-first” projects with $690 million in funding

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) have given the go-ahead for $690 million in funding to allow the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to start...

Inglewood agreement proponents seek special CEQA break to allow the development to proceed

Los Angeles Clippers supporters are seeking legislative to give the proposed arena project a signficant break under the state's primary environmental law governing development,...
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JWA Landmark project planned with two towers including offices, hotel and parking

The JWA Landmark high-rise office and hotel project has been proposed for a site across from John Wayne Airport and is awaiting approval by...
$170 million pala

Dodge Momentum Index stumbles in July despite $170 million Pala Casino project

The announcement of the $170 million expansion Pala Casino Spa & Resort in San Diego County was one of the few bright spots in...
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission awards $939 million water pollution control plant project

MWH Constructors and Webcor Builders, in a construction joint venture, have been awarded a $939 million contract by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission...
california high speed rail

Court ruling could cost California high speed rail project $15 billion, four years in...

A recent California Supreme Court ruling favoring environmentalists opposing the state’s reopening of an abandoned lumber train may cost the state’s $46 billion over-budget...

Projects and opportunities

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...