Resilience $13.6B Plan Would Preserve San Francisco Waterfront From Floods James Leggate January 30, 2024 No Comments The tentative plan is scaled to be adaptable for future sea level rise. Read More
Transportation Nome Secures $548M Deal for First US Arctic Deep-Water Port Tim Newcomb January 30, 2024 No Comments U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will award contract this year to deepen Alaska port to 40 ft. Read More
Planning Disney Proposes Deal With Anaheim for $2.5B Park Expansion James Leggate January 29, 2024 No Comments Disney aims to update its agreement with Anaheim to shift unbuilt developments that were permitted in the 1990s and build a parking structure.Read More
Sustainability Calif. Community Tests Solar-Reflective Coatings To Reduce Urban Heat Greg Aragon January 26, 2024 No Comments A Pacoima, Calif. area has undergone a first phase of testing and is preparing for a second.Read More
Transit Infrastructure US DOT Approves $2.5B for Vegas-to-California High-Speed Rail Tom Ichniowski January 23, 2024 No Comments Private-equity bonds would boost 218-mile Brightline West project that is expected to break ground early next year.Read More
Natural Disasters Maui Wildfire Cleanup Advances to Debris Removal Phase James Leggate January 23, 2024 One Comment Crews working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are removing wildfire debris to a temporary disposition site. Read More
Bridges Golden Gate Suicide Deterrent Barrier Now Runs Full Span James Leggate January 22, 2024 No Comments Work on the remaining parts of the Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent and Wind Retrofit project is expected to complete in 2027.Read More
Transportation Quick-Moving Contractors Were Key to Eight-Day Fix of Fire-Damaged LA Freeway Aileen Cho January 12, 2024 No Comments Caltrans engineer recounts intense process to reopen damaged 450-ft section of I-10, a core downtown artery, after Nov. 11 blaze.Read More
Unpaid Contractors Sue as Partly Renovated San Francisco Office Building Is Sold Richard Korman January 11, 2024 No Comments Developer is using ploys to avoid paying, contractor claims.Read More
Transit LA-area People Mover Project Secures $1B Federal Grant James Leggate January 5, 2024 No Comments The Federal Transit Administration funding represents half of the estimated capital cost for the planned Inglewood Transit Connector.Read More