Ben Brown - Fox Business - Wed March 29, 2017
Construction Business Defies California's Ban Against Border Wall Construction
As Trump's wall along the southern border slowly comes to fruition, companies who have expressed interest in building the controversial barrier between Mexico and the United States have been presented a new hurdle....
Jade Hernandez - ABC7 - Wed March 29, 2017
Woman Locks Herself in 150-Foot Crane Over Downtown Los Angeles
A woman scaled a 150-foot crane at a construction site in downtown Los Angeles and locked herself inside for hours on March 28 before she was safely taken into custody. The woman locked herself inside the crane in the 100 block of Chavez Avenue shortly after 4 p.m....
Mon March 20, 2017
San Francisco Breaks Ground for Van Ness Improvement
The city of San Francisco broke ground March 1, on the Van Ness Improvement Project, a major civic-improvement project that will revitalize and rehabilitate one of the city's main corridors. “This marks a significant step forward in making transit faster and more reliable on Van Ness Avenue,” said Mayor Edwin M....
Matthew Daly - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon March 20, 2017
Official: Calif. Faces $50B Price Tag for Flood Control
California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam last month, the state's natural resources secretary said....
Lori Tobias - Mon March 20, 2017
Much-Needed Rain Arrives, But Wreaks Havoc on Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge
The rains so desperately longed for in California have arrived, finally bringing relief from years of drought, but also ushering a new set of problems. “Looking at the bright side, we're not in a drought, but it has a price, said Susana Cruz, spokeswoman of district five of the California Department of Transportation....
Thu March 16, 2017
Work Halted After Remains Are Found At Casino Construction Site
A new business project near Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino is on hold after what appears to be human remains were found on the property. The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians were planning to build a fuel station, smoke shop, and travel center at the intersection closest to the casino....
Chuck Harvey - Mon March 06, 2017
Oroville Dam Avoids Catastrophe ... For Now
California's Department of Water Resources is looking ahead on how it can fortify and improve Oroville Dam's spillways to prevent future water damage and threat of catastrophic flooding. The department and downstream residents had quite a scare in early February after the area was hit hard by a series of drenching winter storms....
Wed March 01, 2017
Oroville Exposed: The Damage Done to the Nation's Largest Dam
The real extent of the damages done by recent heavy rain to the Oroville dam has been exposed as the state Department of Water Resources halted the water flow down Lake Oroville's spillway. The department will concentrate on removing the debris in the Diversion Pool in order to make the power plant operational again....
Marc Cota-Robles - Mon February 27, 2017
Breaking Ground: A Look at the New LAX Concourse Worth $1.6 Billion
Los Angeles International Airport officials have unveiled renderings of a newly planned concourse whose construction is set to kick off at a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Feb. 27. The $1.6-billion Midfield Satellite Concourse will be built just west of the existing Tom Bradley International Terminal and will serve as a complement to that facility....
Mon February 27, 2017
California Looking at 1 Billion to Fix Roads and Dams After Storms
The bill to repair California's crumbling roads, dams and other critical infrastructure hammered by an onslaught of storms this winter could top $1 billion, including nearly $600 million alone for damaged roadways that more than doubles what the state budgeted for road repair emergencies, officials said Friday....
