Friday, March 29, 2024
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Labor unions in San Francisco celebrate PLA introduction; $628.5 million in infrastructure allocations

Organized labor in San Francisco is celebrating success in the implementation of a citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The implementation required more five years of...
Border wall construction

BFBC gets $569 million for border wall construction

BFBC LLC, which is part of Barnard Construction, won a $569 million for design-build construction of 17.17 miles of border wall. Work will be performed...
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KT Urban proposes transit-oriented mixed-use project in San Jose

Cupertino-based KT Urban has filed a site development permit with the City of San Jose for mixed-use office development. Called Woz Way Offices, the 1.8-million-sq....
Rendering of the Los Angeles International Airport's Automated People Mover (Photo: Business Wire)

LAX projects among largest permitted by LADBS in first quarter

Here are the top five construction projects, as reported by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Notably four of the five...

San Jose approves mixed-use affordable project

The San Jose City Council has approved the construction of a six-story, mixed-use affordable housing development in the Willow Glen neighborhood. Dubbed Meridian Apartments, the...

Loan secured for mixed-use project in Los Angeles

Live, Work, Create Equity has secured $44.5 million in C-PACE construction financing for a new 126 multifamily development in Koreatown. Located 2870 W. Olympic Blvd.,...

Linc begins construction on affordable housing project in Long Beach

Linc Housing has started construction on Bloom at Magnolia, a 40-unit apartment community in Long Beach. Located at 1770 Magnolia Ave. in the South Wrigley...
arcadis construction cost report

San Francisco second most expensive US city for construction: Report

New York and San Francisco are the most expensive cities in the U.S. for construction, according to Arcadis’ 2020 International Construction Cost Index (ICC)....
la subway boring

LA Metro and contracting JV reach tunneling milestone in 9.3 billion Purple Line extension...

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) and the Skanska Traylor Shea joint venture say they have, successfully reached the Wilshire/Fairfax subway station...

Latigo begins work on multifamily project near Los Angeles

Latigo Group secured a $59 million construction loan for its 142-unit multifamily development northwest of Los Angeles. The company started construction on the mixed-use project...

Projects and opportunities

Six construction workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse

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California Construction News staff writer The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after being struck by a container ship...

$1.6 billion America’s Green Gateway project to kick off construction this summer in Long...

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California Construction News staff writer Port of Long Beach is planning to break ground this summer on the first segment of the $1.6 billion Pier...

Santa Clara VTA awards $437-million contract for light rail extension

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California Construction News staff writer The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension is on its way to construction, after the board of the...