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Caltrans Opens $35M Planning Grant Round For Sustainable Transportation
Caltrans has opened its annual Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program, making roughly $35 million available statewide for planning work aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, expanding …
Skanska-Stacy Witbeck Team Wins $1.9B LA Light Rail Segment
A joint venture between Skanska and Stacy Witbeck has secured a $1.9 billion contract to build a new light rail segment for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
High-Speed Rail Faces Cash Crunch, Threatening Central Valley Work
California's high-speed rail program, already the largest active public-works construction effort in the state, may exhaust its available funding by the end of 2027 unless new money materializes faste…
Skanska's LAX Outreach Signals Openings for Small, Local Contractors
Contractors chasing public work in Southern California have a fresh data point on how large program managers are filling out their subcontractor rosters. On a major project at Los Angeles Internationa…
Caltrans Monarch Conservation May Shape Roadside Habitat Work
Caltrans has joined statewide efforts to protect western monarch butterflies as the insects return to overwintering sites along California's central coast and other coastal areas. The agency cites urb…
California Cities Falling Short Of State Housing Targets
California directed every city and county to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, but the state reports that nearly every jurisdiction is off pace. Only five jurisdictions are on track to meet thei…
California Cities Lag Housing Goals, Signaling Contractor Opportunity
California cities are falling far short of the housing production targets set by Governor Gavin Newsom's administration, according to reporting from CalMatters marking the halfway point of the current…
Caltrans Advances Whiskey Creek Bridge Replacement On SR-299
Caltrans is moving forward with replacing the Whiskey Creek Bridge along State Route 299 in Shasta County, a corridor that has connected communities in the region for more than six decades. The existi…
Cadiz Taps Two Builders for $403M Southern California Water Pipeline
A major water infrastructure project is moving into the construction phase in San Bernardino County, where Cadiz Inc. has awarded contracts to two established heavy-civil firms to build out its Northe…
FlatironDragados-Sukut JV Wins $1.8B Anderson Dam Job
A joint venture of FlatironDragados and Sukut has secured a $1.8 billion contract to upgrade the Anderson Dam near San Jose, one of the largest public-works packages in Santa Clara County in recent ye…
San Diego Braces For El Niño Storm Infrastructure Work
San Diego is preparing for a forecasted "super El Niño" winter that could bring severe flooding and coastal storm damage, putting a spotlight on the region's aging stormwater systems and century-old d…
Legislative Endgame Could Shape Billions in Construction Work
California contractors watching the Capitol have reason to pay close attention as state lawmakers head into the final stretch of the legislative session. According to CalMatters, several unresolved de…
Proposition 45 Aims To Speed Housing, Public Works Approvals
California voters this fall will weigh in on Proposition 45, a ballot measure that proponents say would reform how the state's landmark environmental review law is applied to construction projects. Fo…
Caltrans District 1 Culvert Replacements Factor In Frog Habitat
Caltrans District 1 is carrying out a series of culvert replacements across its far-northern coastal territory, work that requires biological review before the old pipes come out. District biologist P…
Granite Lands $50M Tiger Creek Dam Spillway Rebuild
Granite Construction has secured a roughly $50 million contract from Pacific Gas & Electric to replace the spillway at the Tiger Creek Regulator Dam in Amador County, adding another major water-infras…
CTC Approves Nearly $2.5 Billion for 150-Plus Transportation Projects
The California Transportation Commission has approved funding for more than 150 new transportation projects statewide, backed by a combined investment of nearly $2.5 billion. The program targets highw…
Poll Finds Strong Opposition To California Data Center Builds
A new Public Policy Institute of California survey suggests contractors chasing data center work may face growing community resistance across the state. Of 1,578 adult Californians polled, 73% said th…
Housing Cost Bill Would Trim EV Charger Rules For Apartments
A bill moving through the California Legislature aims to reduce the cost of building affordable housing by scaling back requirements that new apartment projects install electric vehicle charging infra…
Cross-Border Sewage Crisis Signals Work at Imperial Beach
A persistent sewage pollution problem in Imperial Beach is disrupting local recreation, forcing a surf camp to bus children to cleaner beaches and prompting junior lifeguard programs to relocate up th…
Federal Housing Law Could Prime Pump for California Builders
The largest single piece of housing legislation to clear Congress since at least 1990 has become law, and California's construction industry stands to feel the ripple effects. The measure took effect …
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