Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office - Tue October 22, 2019
Officials Break Ground on ConRAC Facility at LAX
Mayor Eric Garcetti broke ground Sept. 12 on the Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which will centralize rental car operations into one convenient location and offer a direct connection to the upcoming Automated People Mover (APM) train....
Kathleen Ronayne – Associated Press - Tue October 22, 2019
Officials Ready $1.6B High-Speed Rail Design Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California officials moved toward awarding a $1.65 billion contract to design and construct the tracks and system for the first segment of its beleaguered high-speed rail project....
Foothills Gold Line - Tue October 22, 2019
Construction Begins on $2.1B Foothill Gold Line Project
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority (Construction Authority) held a press conference on the steps of Pomona City Hall to sign the Alignment Design-Build Contract for the 12.3-mi., six-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Glendora to Montclair....
Hawthorne Cat - Tue October 22, 2019
Hawthorne Cat Sponsors Vulcan Quarry Crusher
Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment dealer in San Diego, the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Region, will sponsor the 3rd Annual Quarry Crusher Run on Nov. 2, 2019, at the Vulcan Materials Chula Vista Quarry, located at 2275 Hard Rock Road in Chula Vista, Calif....
Greg Beacham – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue October 22, 2019
Dodger Stadium Receives $100M Upgrade for 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers plan to welcome the All-Star Game back to Dodger Stadium with a $100 million renovation of their landmark ballpark. The Dodgers unveiled the logo for next year's Midsummer Classic along with their latest modernization plans July 23 for its 57-year-old home, the majors' third-oldest park....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 22, 2019
AMG Demolition Expands, Diversifies Services Offered
Not every family business is small. When AMG Demolition and Environmental Services, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Mike and Annette Gafa Sr., the company employed 10 to 15 people. Today, the company has about 10 times the number of employees....
KDG Construction Consulting - Wed October 09, 2019
KDG+DE Selected for Airport Metro Transit Station Project
KDG Construction Company (KDG) announced that KDG+DE Construction Services, a partnership between KDG and Destination Enterprises (DE), was awarded the contract to provide construction support services for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Airport Metro Connector/96th Street Transit Station Project, which has an anticipated construction cost of $500 million....
AGC - Wed September 25, 2019
AGC Calls on EPA to Delay Cutting Highway Funds to California
The Associated General Contractors of America called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay cutting highway funds to California as state officials work to update and finalize its air quality plans....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 25, 2019
Improvements to I-15 in Riverside Reach Halfway Mark
A $471 million project to widen I-15 in Riverside County, Calif., is about halfway complete. The design-build project will add two express lanes — toll roads — in both directions from Cajalco Road to SR 60, widen 11 bridges and add sound walls....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 25, 2019
Expanding California's Wheeler North Reef
In an effort to create one of the world's largest artificial reefs, crews in San Clemente, Calif., are strategically dumping tons of rock onto the ocean floor. The $20-million dollar expansion project will stretch Wheeler North Reef — a 174-acre, man-made kelp forest — more than 200 acres to Dana Point Waters....
