Los Angeles City Council approves $4.9B contract to build airport train system
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to approve a 30-year $4.9 billion contract with LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) to design, build, finance,...
Construction underway on 306-unit housing project in San Diego
Chelsea Investment Corp. and Sudberry Properties have broken ground on a new housing project in Civita, a master-planned community in San Diego’s Mission Valley...
Canadian developer plans to build 60-story tower in Los Angeles
Canadian developer Onni Group wants to build a 60-story tower in Los Angeles’ South Park neighborhood, according to Los Angles Curbed.
Plans published by the...
Veterans Affairs plans to build $27M health clinic in Chula Vista
Veterans Affairs broke ground on a new health clinic in Chula Vista, according to a report by NBC San Diego.
The new Veterans Affairs San...
Construction begins on BYD’s California factory expansion project
BYD, a China-based manufacturer of automobiles, buses, forklifts, rechargeable batteries, and trucks, is expanding its facility in Lancaster.
The expansion will add 100,000 sq. ft....
Construction industry added 228,000 jobs over the past year
Construction employment increased by 228,000 jobs over the past year despite a weather-related dip last month, according to an analysis of new government data...
Marijuana greenhouse construction project makes progress in Cathedral City
Marijuana cultivator Sunniva says it is making progress on complex of an extensive greenhouse complex in Cathedral City, Riverside County.
ORR Builders based in Palm...
Los Angeles gets first chief design officer
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has appointed Christopher Hawthorne as the city’s first chief design officer to improve the city’s quality of civic architecture...
New industrial park near U.S.-Mexico border begins construction
Construction began recently near the United States-Mexico border on a 311-acre industrial park that developers hope will take advantage of the flood of imports...
Trump administration pushing for $1.3-billion Shasta Dam expansion
The Trump administration is pushing for a $1.3 billion expansion of the 602-foot Shasta Dam in Northern California, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The...
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California announces $2.7 billion for more than 150 transportation projects
California Construction News staff writer
California has announced $2.7 billion in more than 150 transportation projects aimed at improving traffic flow, expanding public transit and...
Granite Construction begins work on Disneyland parking structure and transportation hub
California Construction News staff writer
Granite Construction has begun work on a new parking structure and transportation hub at Disneyland Resort as part of a...
Los Angeles marks major milestone on earthquake-resistant water pipeline project
California Construction News staff writer
A major construction milestone has been reached on a project replacing an aging water pipeline in Los Angeles with a...
