Caltrans - Tue September 19, 2023
SR 37 Will Be Raised By 30 Ft. to Combat Future Floods
California's efforts to ensure the long-term resiliency of State Route 37 (SR 37) and San Pablo Bay received a significant boost with the infusion of $155 million in federal funding. The California Transportation Commission formally allocated the funds to elevate a key section of State Route 37 to guard against future flooding on a vital regional corridor that connects Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties and enhance habitat connectivity for San Pablo Bay....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 06, 2023
OHLA Converting Expressway Into Freeway in California
OHLA USA Inc. began work on Phase 1 of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) SR-71 Expressway to Freeway Conversion Project in spring 2021 and crews are hard at work to deliver it by summer 2025....
Caltrans - Tue August 22, 2023
C. A. Rasmussen Project to Accommodate Wildlife in SoCal
A construction project that will result in the largest wildlife crossing of its kind in the United States is back on track, according to officials. Construction crews from C. A. Rasmussen Inc. and Caltrans are making steady progress on the 175-ft....
Caltrans - Tue August 22, 2023
Caltrans' Savings Providing for Better Project Results
As mandated by SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, Caltrans is required to achieve at least $100 million in efficiencies each year to invest back in the maintenance and rehabilitation of the state highway system....
Caltrans - Tue August 22, 2023
Construction Crews Begin Repairs On California Route 118 Sinkhole
Caltrans continues steady progress on repairs at a sinkhole created on Route 118 freeway in Chatsworth. Crews are rebuilding drainage pipeline, placing sections of concrete pipe that weigh 6.5 tons each and 5 ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 09, 2023
GVJV Performs Milling, Paving Operation in Los Angeles
The California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $103.98 million SR 57 Pavement Replacement Project that is replacing 4.4 mi. of pavement in Los Angeles County began in August 2020 and is expected to be delivered in 2024....
Caltrans - Mon July 24, 2023
California Dept. of Transportation Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago this month, the State of California established a new Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to unify a wide range of transportation functions under a single entity. Since July 1973, the department has managed one of the most complex transportation systems in the nation and helped play a vital role in creating the world's fourth largest economy....
Caltrans - Mon July 24, 2023
VIDEO: Caltrans Honors 11 Workers With Medal of Valor Awards
The state of California recently honored 11 Caltrans employees with the Governor's State Employee Medal of Valor, the highest honors California bestows on its public servants. The awards are given to state employees for acts of heroism that go beyond the normal call of duty and at great personal risk to protect state property or save lives....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 12, 2023
Ortiz Enterprises Upgrades One of U.S. Busiest Freeways
Ortiz Enterprises Inc. is looking to deliver the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $41.5 million I-405 Western Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard Auxiliary Lanes Project in Torrance this fall....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 14, 2023
Q&D Restoring Slope Scour in Golden State
Due to serious damage caused by storms, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is working on a permanent restoration project along State Route 70 in Plumas County. Q&D Construction LLC began work on July 11, 2022, and is expected to complete the project by 2024....
