Statewide California construction employment: How has it fared with COVID-19?
Construction employment declined in more than nine out of 10 metro areas from March to April, a time when industry employment typically increases in...
HNTB finds Americans pay an average of less than $25 a month to maintain...
American families pay thousands of dollars a year for critical services such as electricity, water and broadband, but an analysis of available data by...
California high-speed rail board approves design contracts
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...
Build it and they will come to the park
The city of Newport Beach is building a bridge to help pedestrians and bicyclists cross Superior Avenue at West Coast Highway.
It’s a popular coastal...
Congress passes appropriations bill for $1.2 billion infrastructure program; $110 billion has been ‘pushed...
Congress has passed an appropriation bill to fund the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), meaning that funds can begin flowing...
California construction declines 5% in year ending September: AGCA report
California's construction jobs total declined five percent in the 12 months ending in September -- representing more than 45,00 lost jobs.
Different regions within the...
Nonresidential Construction Employment Rises in January, Says ABC
The construction industry added 44,000 net new jobs in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the...
California loses about 50,000 construction jobs because of pandemic: AGCA data
California has lost about 50,000 construction jobs in the past year because of the economic recession from the COViD-19 pandemic -- about 5 percent...
U.S. infrastructure gets a C- from American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this week released the 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure, an assessment of the nation's infrastructure. The...
Consultant launches new construction industry board game
A Canadian construction training consultant has developed a new board game, described as the first of its kind in North America to focus squarely...
Projects and opportunities
San Diego council to ponder $5.65 billion budget prioritizing infrastructure and housing
California Construction News staff writer
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled his proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget last week, a $5.65 billion spending plan focused...
Highway 1 stabilization work continue in Big Sur
California Construction News staff writer
Work continues to stabilize Highway 1 in Big Sur after a section of the southbound lane along the cliff collapsed...
Oceanside launches offshore explorations for beach restoration project
California Construction News staff writer
As part of Oceanside's coastal restoration efforts, offshore explorations are now underway to determine potentially plentiful larger grain sand sources...
