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....

Construction begins on SMC’s new Malibu campus

The Santa Monica College has broken ground on its new campus building at 23555 Civic Center Way in Malibu. The three-acre campus will include dedicated...

eBay to install security fencing at San Jose HQ

E-commerce giant eBay is planning to install security fencing around its Hamilton Avenue headquarters, The Mercury News reported, citing plans filed with San Jose’s...
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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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Los Angeles Planning Commission approves $1 billion mixed-use project

The Los Angeles Planning Commission recently endorsed the $1-billion Crossroads Hollywood mixed-use project in Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles Times. The project, proposed by...
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Construction begins on $40 million Puente Valley water project

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the start of construction of a groundwater treatment system in Puente Valley. The $40-million treatment system, expected to...

Construction to soon begin 300 affordable apartments in San Jose

First Community Housing plans to build a two-tower affordable housing project near Diridon Station in downtown San Jose. The project, called McEvoy Apartments, will be...

San Francisco approves $6 billion rail tunnel route

The San Francisco Transportation Authority has voted to approve the construction route of if $6.1-billion tunnel project. The tunnel is designed to connect trains from...

Lane Construction, Security Paving win $673 million I-10 contract

A joint venture of Lane Construction Corp. and Security Paving Co. has won a $672.9 million design-build contract to build the I-10 Corridor Contract...

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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...