Skanska - Wed February 21, 2024
Skanska Concludes 90-Day Pilot Program of Zero-Emission Volvo EC230 Electric in North America
Skanska, a leading construction and development firm, has announced the completion of a 90-day pilot program using the Volvo EC230 Electric excavator on the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project in Los Angeles, at the South Yard of the La Brea station....
CEG Staff - Fri February 11, 2022
DHS Warns Trucker Convoy Protest May Disrupt Super Bowl in Los Angeles
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning law enforcement agencies that a group of truckers is planning a protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could start as soon as this weekend in Los Angeles, the site of Super Bowl LVI....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 10, 2019
LAX Officials Break Ground on $1.95B 'People Mover'
Los Angeles city officials broke ground last month on a $1.95 billion Los Angeles Airport transportation project that is expected to dramatically improve the travel experience for the more than 87 million passengers who move through LAX annually....
Fluor Corporation - Fri March 15, 2019
Fluor Breaks Ground on $4.9B LAX Automated People Mover
Fluor Corporation announced that its LAX Integrated Express Solutions joint venture team recently broke ground on the Los Angeles International Airport's Automated People Mover project for Los Angeles World Airports....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 23, 2018
Elon Musk Announces Unveiling of Loop Tunnel
Elon Musk's Boring Company will be one step closer to a working loop system, come December. According to a tweet from Musk, the company plans to unveil a portion of one of its tunnels beneath Los Angeles on Dec....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 16, 2018
Musk's Company Talks Tunnel Project Near Stadium
Elon Musk's Boring Company is now focusing its efforts on an underground tunnel around Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. According to the company, the proposed Dugout Loop would be a 3.6-mile tunnel system to “help reduce traffic in Los Angeles by providing a clean and efficient public transportation option,” USA Today reported....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 06, 2018
'Use the Force, Luke' — to Build $1.5B Museum
It seems the force is not only with Luke Skywalker and the Jedi in Star Wars. It may also be within its creator, American filmmaker and entrepreneur George Lucas and his crew on his next megaproject. Lucas is using the power, creativity and magic of modern-day construction to bring the best of his works, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, to a scholarly, but fantasy-filled public museum....
Emily Buenzle - Wed April 25, 2018
Musk's Company Gets OK to Build Rocket Factory
Elon Musk is at it again — this time, his sights are set on building a factory for SpaceX's rocket construction at the Port of Los Angeles. Port officials and SpaceX have been in talks about the company using its 19-acre portion of land at Berth 240 on the harbor's waterfront since 2015....
Wed March 28, 2018
Baseball Team Donates Funds to Help Puerto Rico Rebuild
Months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, Puerto Rico's recovery efforts continue. On March 27, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced their support to help Puerto Rico get back on its feet....
Emily Buenzle - Wed March 28, 2018
Construction for George Lucas Museum Begins in a Galaxy Close to Home
Officials recently broke ground on the site of what will soon be George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles' Exposition Park. When construction, which is slated to take about 36 months, is complete, the resulting five-story building will hold narrative art collections, dining facilities, theaters, lecture halls, classrooms and a public research library, Variety reported....
