Emily Buenzle - Thu July 12, 2018
Warner Bros. to Build Tram to Hollywood Sign
Warner Bros. has announced its plans to spearhead the construction of the Hollywood Skyway, an aerial tram which will connect its Burbank, Calif. location to the Hollywood sign. The $100 million, just-over-a-mile-long shuttle project, would get sightseers to and from the iconic sign in about six minutes a vast improvement on the long, traffic-plagued drive up Mt....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 03, 2018
Work Sails Along on $1.47B Bridge Replacement Project
Concerns about safety, traffic flow and bigger ships drove support for a $1.47 billion project currently under way to replace the aging and deteriorating Gerald Desmond Bridge in the Port of Long Beach, Calif....
Greg Beachamap – Associated Press Sports Writer - Tue July 03, 2018
LA Rams Tour Palatial New Stadium
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. (AP) After Jared Goff tipped back his hard hat and swung his arm a few times to get loose, he grabbed a football and tossed a high-arching spiral straight into the arms of an excited construction worker on an upper deck....
Takeuchi - Tue July 03, 2018
Takeuchi Announces New Calif. Dealer
Takeuchi-U.S. , a manufacturer of compact equipment, has announced Clairemont Equipment as a new dealer. Based in San Diego, they will be serving Southern California and will carry the full lineup of Takeuchi products, including excavators, skid steer loaders, track loaders and wheel loaders, in addition to stocking parts and performing equipment repair....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 03, 2018
Kiewit Leads Phase II of Oroville Dam Spillway Repairs
California Department of Water (DWR) officials report that the second phase of construction work on the Oroville Dam spillways began on May 8. The second phase will constitute the bulk of work on the lake's spillways....
Associated Press - Fri June 29, 2018
Another San Francisco Building May Be Sinking
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A few blocks from the 58-story Millennium Tower, dubbed "the leaning tower of San Francisco," another building appears to be sinking. An 18-story building in the city's financial district appears to have settled up to three-eighths of an inch because of the construction of two high-rises on either side, the San Francisco Chronicle reported....
Associated Press - Wed June 06, 2018
California Will Require Solar Panels on Most New Homes in 2020
SACRAMENTO (AP) California moved a step closer to requiring solar panels on new homes and low-rise apartment buildings starting in 2020, the first such mandate nationwide and the state's latest step to curb greenhouse gas emissions....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Wed June 06, 2018
Border Wall Construction Project Starts in San Diego
The third United States border-wall construction project started June 1 in San Diego just east of Border Field State Park. The construction project will replace approximately 14 mi. of 8-to-10 ft. high scrap metal wall with an 18-to-30 ft....
Kathleen Ronayne - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed June 06, 2018
Board Approves Bullet Train's New 2018 Business Plan
SACRAMENTO (AP) The board tasked with overseeing California's ambitious high-speed rail project approved a new business plan May 15 and pledged to keep pushing forward even as the plan faces stark financial challenges....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 06, 2018
Large Projects Ready to Begin This Year Due to SB 1
Last year, the California Legislature approved the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 — AKA — SB 1, legislation that modifies how the state's transportation system is funded. The legislative package invests $54 billion over the next decade to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and puts more money toward transit and safety....
