Aecom has won a contract to help the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (aka Metro) make its bus fleet zero emission.

California governor Gavin Newsom will use a new law to try and expedite a $2bn mixed-use development with low-income housing near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. The 3ha “Fourth…

The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist, “Flea” (aka Michael Balzary), has won praise for spearheading the renovation of a children’s playground in a Los Angeles neighbourhood previously associated with social…

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded Californian contractor Granite a $48m contract for reconstruction work on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County. Improvements include a lane for cars…

After nine years on the job, Skanska has completed the underground Regional Connector Transit project in downtown Los Angeles. The Skanska-led joint venture with Traylor Bros won the design-build contract…

US engineer Jacobs has won a design-and-build contract for a $500m water purification plant in Los Angeles. The Donald C Tillman Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) will gather and store…

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul presided over the groundbreaking for the $4.2bn project to develop a new Terminal 6 at JFK International Airport on 23 February. The 1.2 million-sq-ft…

The final structural steel element has been fitted to the automated people mover at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The beam completes a 180-tonne steel base for a viewing pavilion…

Brightline West, the company building a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, is planning to begin work on its line next year, according to the Las Vegas…