U.S. Sen Alex Padilla - Tue March 18, 2025
Padilla Announces $258M for California Transportation Infrastructure Projects
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla announced on Jan. 7, 2025, that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will award 25 California projects a combined $258 million for transportation infrastructure upgrades. The grants come through three programs funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program, the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Grant Program, and the Rural Surface Transportation Grant (Rural)Program....
Federal Transit Administration - Tue March 18, 2025
FTA Grants $22.2M for BRT Project in Monterey-Salinas
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Jan. 13, 2025, announced a $22.2 million construction grant award with Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) to support the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project....
California Department of Industrial Relations - Tue March 18, 2025
California Announces $13M for Women's Careers in Construction
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced on Jan. 21, 2025, $13 million in funding to be made available through the Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeship (ERiCA) grant....
Lorie Jewell - Mon March 17, 2025
Bay Area Road Project Wraps, Next Stages Set to Begin
The first of several major Bay area highway and road improvement projects is a wrap, making way for the next phases of a major effort to rehabilitate the major arteries leading to and around the San Francisco Bay Bridge....
AGC of California - Mon March 17, 2025
AGC of California 2025 Industry Outlook Notes Optimism Among Most Contractors
The Associated General Contractors of California (AGC of California) released findings from a recent membership survey, highlighting optimism among contractors about the future of the construction industry....
Caltrans - Mon March 17, 2025
CTC Invests $830M to Improve Safety On State Infrastructure
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $830 million at its December meeting to fund a broad range of investments to improve access and safety, provide sustainable projects and help support the infrastructural backbone of the globe's fifth-largest economy....
Caltrans - Mon March 17, 2025
California Invests Nearly $1B for Transportation Projects
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) on Jan. 31, 2025, allocated nearly $1 billion for projects aimed at solving mobility challenges and aiding California's continued effort to make the highway system more resilient to climate change....
Granite - Mon March 17, 2025
Granite Wins $88M Contract to Improve Ortega Highway SR 74
Granite was awarded an approximately $88 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to improve a section of Ortega Highway State Route 74 (SR 74) near Lake Elsinore, the company announced....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Tue March 04, 2025
Regional Mobility Goal of Caltrans Construction on I-5/SR 56 Interchange Project
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is on schedule to complete construction on the Interstate 5)/State Route 56 Interchange Project in San Diego by the summer. The project will help ease traffic congestion by adding high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes as part of a two-phase plan that will eventually result in a direct connector built from westbound SR 56 to northbound I-5....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 19, 2025
Caltrans Starts Repairs to Road Infrastructure Ravaged By Wildfires
While news coverage of the January wildfires in Los Angeles County focused primarily on the casualties and thousands of homes and other buildings destroyed, it also took a toll on the local infrastructure....
