WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Granite (NYSE:GVA) has been awarded an approximately $174 million contract by the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to construct new exit taxiways and reconstruct sections of existing runways. The project will be funded by LAWA’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and is expected to be ... Read More

Dec. 19—A local construction company has paid a half-million dollars in fines after a state investigation found one of its crew leaders was skimming the paychecks of workers who received, in some cases, only about a third of their actual earnings while building subsidized farmworker housing in Wasco. The state Department of Industrial Relations announced Monday that Bakersfield-based Grant ... Read More

EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NYSE, TSX:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected to design the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s extension from Merced to Madera, a key section between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The extension covers 33.9 miles and will include 40 structures. The Merced to ... Read More

Dec. 18—Marin transportation officials are on board with a plan to elevate Highway 37 to thwart threats of traffic jams and rising seas, but some have voiced concerns about the feasibility of costly and disruptive interim projects. State officials presented an update to the Transportation Authority of Marin board on Thursday on the plan to replace the 21-mile highway connecting Highway 101 in ... Read More

The Central Valley Flood Protection Board approved a blueprint to fortify the region against catastrophic flooding, which scientists predict will be a consequence of climate change in California. A mega-flood could result in $1 trillion dollars in damage, the agency estimates. The plan calls for more than $3 billion in the next five years and $35 billion over the next 30 years for ... Read More

It’s among the most ambitious proposals for new housing in Sacramento in years: four high-rise residential towers on the banks of the American River with a combined 826 units. American River One, as the project is being called, may not happen for a few years. But the local developer and renowned architecture firm behind the proposal think the local market could eventually support the plan. ... Read More

Dec. 15—A new study shows the massive port infrastructure that could come to the Central Coast to support proposed floating offshore wind energy developments. The $250,000, seven-month-long study, which was released Thursday, was prepared by engineering consulting firm Mott MacDonald, commissioned by economic development think tank REACH Central Coast and funded by San Luis Obispo County, ... Read More

A $1.2 billion project to rebuild the largest dam in Santa Clara County to reduce the risk of it failing in a major earthquake has finally begun to make significant visible progress, as construction crews have started to dig a huge new outlet tunnel at Anderson Dam near Morgan Hill. The tunnel, which will be 24 feet high and 1,700 feet long, will allow the sprawling reservoir east of Highway ... Read More

A century ago, thousands of Californians flocked to opening day for the Vaca-Dixon substation to hear the world’s longest and highest-voltage power line hum with electricity for the first time. It was an engineering marvel, built by hundreds of men and their mules in just two years. Today the Spanish renaissance building, sandwiched between Vacaville and Dixon along Interstate 80, remains a ... Read More