The grant awards include $3.1 billion for the California High-Speed Rail Authority and $3 billion for the Brightline West linking Southern California to Las Vegas.
California agencies with tens of billions of dollars of construction joined more than 40 other groups in a movement to drive contracting opportunities for historically underutilized businesses.
The California Dept. of Transportation is auditing sites it has leased out that are under or near infrastructure after a fire temporarily closed part of I-10 in Los Angeles.