Caltrans - Tue May 14, 2024
Stockton's Viaduct Replacement Project to Commence in 2026
The Interstate 5 Stockton Channel Viaduct Replacement Project is on schedule to begin construction in 2026 and will represent the largest project investment in Caltrans District 10 history at nearly $1 billion....
Caltrans - Tue May 14, 2024
California Investing Nearly $1B for New Infrastructure Upgrades
Caltrans will spend approximately $930 million over the next four years to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the state, according to a plan approved by the California Transportation Commission (CTC)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 14, 2024
Flo Engineering Restoring Access to Critical Highway in California
The many powerful atmospheric river storms that have struck California since February have taken their toll on several highways and state roads. This has led to major landslides and a small section of an outer lane collapsed along the edge of a cliff in the Big Sur....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 01, 2024
Two Firms Give Burned Highway New Life
A severe blaze beneath a section of the I-10 in downtown Los Angeles late last year closed one of the city's busiest highways for several days, but herculean efforts by two general contractors and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) engineering and emergency teams allowed the road to reopen weeks in advance of a much longer anticipated delay....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 16, 2024
C.A. Rasmussen Commences Paving, Guardrail Project
C.A. Rasmussen Inc. started work on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $59.5 million Topanga Canyon Boulevard Pavement Project, which covers more than 18 mi. on State Route 27 (SR 27) from the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu to Devonshire Street in Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 16, 2024
Caltrans, Crews Working to Repair Highway Landslides
A landslide on Highway 1 (The Pacific Coast Highway) led to an approximately 7-ft. section of the outer lane sliding down the hillside and the indefinite closure of the famed highway in Big Sur for 40 mi., which leaves only one functional lane open based on convoys overseen by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and law enforcement authorities to ensure a safe passage for motorists....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 03, 2024
R&R Demo and Grading Corp. to Build Wall to Stabilize Highway
A landslide that began in late February along a section of State Route 150 (SR 150) in Ventura County, Calif., has closed an entire section of the two-lane highway — approximately 150 ft. — due to a series of atmospheric river storms that have hit California....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 19, 2024
Caltrans Engineer Urges Women to Enter Construction
More and more women are entering the ranks of the construction industry — including heavy civil construction — and in honor of International Women's Day that was celebrated on March 8, Janelle Clanton, a transportation engineer with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 11 that covers San Diego and Imperial Valley counties, sat down for a Q&A discussion....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 19, 2024
Griffith Company Tends to San Diego County Bridges
The California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $27.7 million I-8 Pavement and Bridge Rehabilitation Improvement Project in San Diego County — from El Cajon Boulevard to Marshall Avenue — began in November 2022 when crews from the Griffith Company broke ground at the 125/94 connector to execute the work....
Caltrans - Tue February 20, 2024
California Allocates Nearly $1.2 Billion to Improve Infrasturcture
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated nearly $1.2 billion for investments for urban and rural projects throughout the state, continuing a historic push to improve the state's vital transportation infrastructure....
