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Skanska Signs New $445M Contract for LAX Modernization
Skanska has, in a joint venture with Flatiron , signed an additional contract with Los Angeles World Airports for the Airfield and Terminal Modernization Program (ATMP) Roadway Improvements project in Los Angeles, California, USA. The total contract is worth USD 868M. Skanska will include its share of the contract worth USD 445M, about SEK 4.4 billion, in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2025. The project will reconfigure over six kilometres of roadway, constru


Granite Scores $24M Metrolink Upgrade Project
Granite Construction is moving ahead on a key upgrade to Southern California’s Metrolink commuter rail system, taking on improvements at the Perris South end of the State Route 91 and Perris Valley Line in Riverside County. Watsonville based Granite has been awarded a $24 million contract to modernize the Perris South Metrolink Station and Layover Facility, according to a Dec. 9 news release. The project is intended to improve service reliability and accommodate rising comm


Massive Oregon Mass Timber Factory Tops Out
Swinerton and its mass timber subsidiary Timberlab have reached a major milestone in Millersburg, Oregon, topping out their new 192,000 square foot facility that will manufacture cross laminated timber. The plant, named Independence Hall , is being built by Swinerton Builders in partnership with Lindgren Development and Lever Architecture . Stretching the length of three football fields, Independence Hall is set to become one of the largest CLT production sites in the countr


One Beverly Hills Development Progressing
Construction on the massive One Beverly Hills development has reached a new milestone, marked by a seven-hour concrete pour that placed more than 3,800 cubic yards of cement. The $10-billion project from Cain is rising just west of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards. When complete, the 17-acre site will feature a 10-story, 78-suite Aman hotel with a 100,000-square-foot private club, roughly 200,000 square feet of commercial space, parking for about 1,900 vehicles, and as


UCLA Moves Forward with 19-story Student Housing Project
UCLA is moving forward with plans for another high-rise dorm alongside its Westwood campus. The university recently acquired the property at 901 Levering Terrace, a site currently occupied by five apartment buildings with 42 units. A new environmental study shows those buildings would be demolished to make way for a 19-story, roughly 310,000-square-foot tower with 148 apartments. With a mix of one-, two-, three-, and mostly four-bedroom units, the project is designed to hous


LAX Modernization Continues with New Ramps, Flyovers, and Pedestrian Bridges
Los Angeles International Airport is entering a new phase of its massive modernization program, as crews break ground on a $323 million project set to transform how travelers access one of the world’s busiest airports. Led by construction partners Skanska and FlatironDragados , the Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project will deliver 4.4 miles of new roadways and a fully redesigned traffic system for the airport’s Central Terminal Area. The plan introduces a series of ne


Keck Medicine Opens Its Largest and Most Advanced Outpatient Facility in Pasadena
Keck Medicine of USC has officially opened its largest and most advanced outpatient facility, a new state-of-the-art medical office...


Dodger Stadium Gondola Possibly Back On Track
Five months after a court ordered new review, Metro and backers of the controversial Union Station–Dodger Stadium gondola are pressing...


Ground is Broken on 140 Acre Puente Hills Regional Park
Puente Hills Regional Park, set to open in 2027, officially broke ground over the weekend. The project has been nearly 30 years in the...


Construction of $12B Brightline West High-Speed Rail Commences
More than a year after the ceremonial groundbreaking, construction activity is finally visible on Brightline West, the $12-billion...


Design Phase Begins for West Seattle Link Extension
Sound Transit has chosen Dallas-based Jacobs to deliver design services for the $7.1 billion West Seattle Link Extension. The extension...


Phase One of $5B One Beverly Hills to be Built by Turner Construction.
Turner has served as site manager since last year's groundbreaking and now they have gotten called up to start construction on the mixed...


McCarthy, Jacobs Complete Construction on $373M CHOC Tower
A team led by McCarthy Building Cos . and Jacobs has completed construction on the Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s new Southwest...


LACMA's David Geffen Galleries a Sight to Behold
Significant progress on LACMA's David Geffen Galleries is now viewable along the Miracle Mile. Under construction since 2020, the...


Metro Shares Latest Vision for Sepulveda Transit Line
While environmental approvals are still pending, Metro is ready to share the latest updates on its planned high-capacity transit line...


$1.8B Nine Story Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Revamp Tops Out
Nine months after our last update in West Carson, progress continues on the $1.8-billion overhaul of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center . At the...


$1.3B Burbank Airport Renovation Showing Steel Framing
Six months after the previous update, steel framing is now clearly visible from the runway at Hollywood Burbank Airport , where...


TSMC Finishes Second Chip Factory Ahead of Schedule
TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co . has completed construction of its second fabrication plant at its north Phoenix campus ahead...


Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl. Airport Construction Begins on Terminal 3
McCarthy McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has begun construction on a $326 million expansion at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport...


Rams Roll Out Plan for $10B Warner Center Development
Gensler/ Shimahara Visual Rams Village at Warner Center, an ambitious development projected to cost up to $10 billion, will encompass the...
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