Dodge Momentum Index falters in August
The Dodge Momentum Index fell 2.9% in August to 164.1 (2000=100) from the revised July reading of 169.0. The Momentum Index is a monthly...
California approves $2.5B to build new dams, water storage projects
The California Water Commission has approved $2.5 billion for construction of new dams and underground storage projects.
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 1,...
Army Corps of Engineers allocates $1.8 billion for Sacramento flood prevention projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Rep. Doris Matsui's office has announced that the region has been allocated nearly $1.8 billion to strengthen...
$100M+ San Luis Obipso County hospital expansion one of largest projects to enter planning...
A $100 million-plus planned expansion of the French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) in San Luis Obispo County has been referenced in the Dodge Momentum...
California transportation agency announces $2.6B funding for rail service improvements
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has announced 28 recipients for more than $2.6 billion in Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) grants for...
CHSRA begins work for Construction Package 4 in Kern County
The California High-Speed Rail Authority and California Rail Builders have started work in Central Valley for Construction Package 4 (CP-4).
CP-4 is a 22-mile long...
Turner selected to build $520M office tower in Sacramento
Turner Construction Company has announced that the California Department of General Services selected a design-build partnership of Turner and AC Martin to deliver a...
Replace State Capitol Annex with new $543 million building: CSHQA
CSHQA in Sacramento has recommended that the California's government demolish the 66-year-old Capitol Annex in Sacramento, and replace the building with a new $543...
Los Osos taxpayers to pay $10M in pre-trial settlement to sewer contractor
San Francisco-based contractor ARB Underground is receiving $10 million as pre-trial settlement after it has alleged San Luis Obispo County with short-changing it for...
SC County Bank to renovate controversial office property for new headquarters
A 14,000-sq.ft. property that made local headlines when it was occupied by more than a hundred demonstrators in 2011, has been leased by the...
Projects and opportunities
Kindred Affordable Apartments in San Diego reaches construction milestone with framing complete
California Construction News staff writer
Construction has reached a major milestone at Kindred Affordable Apartments in downtown San Diego, where VCC Construction has completed framing...
Cadiz pipeline conversion project advances to construction after federal approval
California Construction News staff writer
Construction can begin on a major water infrastructure project in Southern California’s Mojave Desert after the U.S. Bureau of Land...
San Francisco’s Chinatown Public Health Center begins $71 million modernization project
California Construction News staff writer
A major renovation of San Francisco’s Chinatown Public Health Center is underway, launching a $71 million project that will strengthen...
