California Department of Transportation

Haleigh Pike - Tue October 24, 2017

Caltrans: Nearly $3.4B in Transportation Projects to Be Accelerated

Caltrans added nearly 1,200 lane miles of pavement repair and 66 bridges to its growing list of projects to be delivered sooner-than-planned thanks to the imminent influx of revenue from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017....

Chuck Harvey - Wed September 27, 2017

Caltrans Builds New Roadway Over Monumental Slide

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has determined that the best way to repair and ultimately reopen coastal Highway 1 at Mud Creek near Big Sur is to build a road over the massive landslide covering a quarter mi....

Wed August 30, 2017

CTC OKs $690M to Accelerate Projects

Caltrans announced that 32 major “fix-it-first” transportation projects can be accelerated a year earlier than planned due to anticipated funding from Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017....

Wed August 02, 2017

I-405 Highway Project Aims to Tap $627M TIFIA Loan

The Orange County Transportation Authority expects to soon close on a $627 million federal infrastructure loan, after its board voted 16-0 June 26 to sign final loan documents to help pay for a major capacity expansion project in a 16-mi....

Wed July 05, 2017

Granite Wins $36M Site Development Project in Nipton

Granite Construction Incorporated has been awarded a $36 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) for the Interstate 15 Agriculture Inspection Station project in Nipton, Calif., near the Nevada/California border....

Chuck Harvey - Mon January 23, 2017

San Diego's Genesee Ave. Taking Shape

Work is progressing on a $105.2 million I-5 at Genesee Avenue Interchange Project where crews will replace the existing six-lane Genesee Avenue overpass with a 10-lane bridge that will accommodate greater traffic demands on the north coast of San Diego....

Tue December 27, 2016

Caltrans Allocates $236M for 40 Projects

Continuing the push to rebuild and maintain California's infrastructure, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $236 million to 40 transportation projects that will alleviate traffic delays, repair aging roads and bridges and encourage bicycling and walking....

Jennifer Rupp - Sun November 27, 2016

New U.S. 101 Bridge Solves Flood Issues

At the border of San Mateo County and Santa Clara County, Calif., the U.S.-101 bridge carries motorists over the San Francisquito Creek. Despite the Spanish translation — Little San Francisco — this creek roars to life during storms, causing significant damage in its wake....