Friday, March 29, 2024

San Diego looking at public land for new affordable housing

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California Construction News staff writer San Diego city and county officials say they will work together to build 10,000 subsidized housing units on government-owned land,...

Metro K Line – LA’s largest transportation project – opens

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California Construction News staff writer The Metro K Line -- previously the Crenshaw/LAX Project -- is now open and will eventually connect with the LAX...

Metropolitan Pure Water gets $80 million for design and construction

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California Construction News staff writer Metropolitan’s Pure Water Southern California project – anticipated to be one of the world’s largest water recycling facilities when complete...

BEI tops out one of California’s largest energy storage projects

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California Construction News staff writer BEI Construction, Inc. (BEI) says it is nearing completion of the new energy storage facility in Porterville and topped out...

City of Oakland releases preliminary zoning proposals for housing action plan

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California Construction News staff writer The City of Oakland's draft 2023-2031 Housing plan released last week includes several zoning reforms that officials say will increase...

Hiring still a struggle as construction adds 16,000 jobs in August

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California Construction News staff writer Construction firms across the U.S. added 16,000 jobs in August, according to an analysis of federal employment data released recently...

California high-speed rail board approves design contracts

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California Construction News staff writer The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has approved contracts for design of the 52.4 total miles extending into Merced and...

San Diego to ban natural gas in new construction

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California Construction News staff writer The City of San Diego has unanimously approved a climate action plan that calls for banning natural gas in new...

San Diego sets record for fixing underground pipes

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California Construction News staff writer San Diego’s mayor says 2022 is a record-breaking year for in-house pipe replacements. “We need major infrastructure upgrades across San Diego...

Budget includes $14.8 billion for transportation infrastructure projects

California Construction News staff writer The state budget passed last week included $14.8 billion for transportation infrastructure projects – transit, climate adaptation, high speed rail...

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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...