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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....
Caltrans - Tue February 20, 2024
California Receives More Than $63M for EV Infrastructure
In a boost for electric vehicle reliability, the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Caltrans more than $63 million in federal funds to fix and install more than 1,000 chargers at 300 sites statewide....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 20, 2024
Caltrans Crews Respond to Atmospheric River Storms
California was hit by two atmospheric river storms in early February that caused extensive flooding, intense winds and power outages to many regions of California, ranging from San Diego to San Francisco and the Bay Area, and as far inland as Death Valley....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 07, 2024
Granite Works in Tight Spaces On Mountain Range
While Southern California contends with a historic atmospheric river, causing mudslides, crews from Granite Construction are engaged in road repairs and clearing operations caused by previous rock and mudslides in several areas to restore access through the Sequoia National Forest near Kings Canyon National Park (KCNP) in the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range....
Caltrans - Tue January 23, 2024
California Investing More Than $1B for Infrastructure Projects
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated $1.1 billion for projects that will repair and improve the state's transportation infrastructure. The funding includes more than $300 million for projects across California that will make the system more climate resilient while investing in bike and pedestrian pathways and increasing natural disaster preparedness....
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