San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue July 26, 2022

Granite's Coastal Projects Help Prevent Disasters

Granite Construction is finishing two unusual projects this summer that showcase its engineering and construction chops. Both projects will provide safer access to locals as they access California's most prized possession — beaches....

Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue October 19, 2021

Contractors Solve Logistical Challenges On Coastal Project

Talk about close calls. When a coastal bluff in Del Mar collapsed earlier this year, the resulting landslide came within feet of rendering the only train route between San Diego and Los Angeles, and the rest of the West Coast, inoperable....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 16, 2021

Granite Construction, Mahaffey Drilling Fix Railroad Issue in Encinitas

People living on or near North Vulcan Avenue in the Leucadia district of Encinitas had a problem. This beachfront community in north coastal San Diego County is home to Coast Highway 101 and Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) railroad tracks, which carry 37 passenger and freight trains per day....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 09, 2021

Over the Lagoon — Joint Venture Leads Bridge Replacement Over Coastal Wetland

Foundation, column and bridge superstructure construction is under way at the Interstate 5 (I-5) San Elijo Lagoon highway bridge located above Manchester Avenue and a lagoon channel separating the central and east basins of the 960-acre San Elijo Lagoon coastal wetland in Encinitas, Calif., a city along the northern San Diego County coastline....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 12, 2021

Crews Stabilize Deteriorating Bluffs Near Torrey Pines

Crews from Blue Pacific Engineering and Construction (BPEC) completed Phase 4 of the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization project in December 2020 for San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) to stabilize portions of the coastal bluffs in the city of Del Mar....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 12, 2020

All Hands on Deck — Crews Make Steady Progress on Sweetwater River Bridge

Steady progress is the byword for the ongoing upgrade and rehabilitation of the Sweetwater River Bridge in Chula Vista, a $25.7 million project (total cost) along the I-805 in the South Bay area of San Diego County that is a joint-project between the California Department of Transportation and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019

San Diego's $2.17B Trolley Hits Half-Way Mark

Having passed the halfway point in construction, the Mid-Coast Trolley project continues making headlines as the largest transit project in the history of the San Diego region. The $2.17 billion undertaking is the result of extensive design work, environmental impact studies, environmental clearance, grant proposals and years of planning....

Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 13, 2019

San Diego's Blue Line Expands Via $2.1B Mid-Coast Corridor

Large-scale work continues on a $2.1B Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project that will extend San Diego's Blue Line service with a new light rail system. Transit service will be extended from the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego north to the University City community including Old Town, the University of California, San Diego and Westfield UTC shopping center — a distance of 10.9 mi....