Granite Construction wins $173-million Sacramento Weir contract

California Construction News release The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a $172.9 million construction contract for the Sacramento Weir Widening Project...

RIDA Chula Vista highlights construction progress at convention center in San Diego

California Construction News staff writer A new video posted May 23 by RIDA Chula Vista shows construction progress on the Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention...

Communities get state funds to build ‘industries of the future’

California Construction News staff writer Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced $39 million in state funding for economic development projects that support California’s transition to a...

California announces $200 million to build resilience centers

California Construction News staff writer About $200 million is now available to help communities build resilience centers that can protect people from extreme heat and other...

New rules to streamline projects to ‘unleash construction’ across state: Newsom

California Construction News staff writer At the site of a future solar farm in the Central Valley last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced permitting and...

Disney cancels plans to build $1-billion development in Florida and will remain in California

California Construction News staff writer The Walt Disney Company has cancelled a $1 billion office complex that was scheduled for construction in Orlando, Florida. Instead,...

Fresno-Yosemite International Airport expansion underway

California Construction News staff writer Fresno-Yosemite International Airport officials broke ground on a terminal expansion last week, a project that is expected to help the...

$567 million announced for new affordable housing construction

California Construction News staff writer More than $567 million is now available statewide to build multifamily affordable housing, the second round of funding under a...

Perini/Zachry/Parsons completes bullet train bridge in Fresno

California Construction News staff writer The California High Speed Rail Authority has announced the completion of the Cedar Viaduct in Fresno, a 3,700-foot viaduct for...

Google committed to downtown San Jose despite delay, mayor says

California Construction News staff writer San Jose’s mayor says Google is committed to building its planned 80-acre campus in San Jose, although the project’s timeline...

Projects and opportunities

Long Beach Airport breaks ground on $37M concourse upgrade, creating 190 construction jobs

California Construction News staff writer Construction has started on a $37-million passenger concourse modernization project at Long Beach Airport, aimed at improving infrastructure ahead of...

Nibbi receives Notice to Proceed on St. Paul Terrace affordable housing project in Berkeley

California Construction News staff writer Nibbi has received Notice to Proceed on a new affordable housing community for St. Paul AME Berkeley, with Lowney Architecture...

Santa Rosa breaks ground on Hopper Avenue fire recovery corridor project

California Construction News staff writer The City of Santa Rosa broke ground April 14 on the Hopper Avenue Corridor Fire Recovery Improvements Project, beginning a...