Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon November 25, 2024
Pacific Coast Highway Drainage Infrastructure, Bridge Construction Proceed
California's State Route 1 (better known as the Pacific Coast Highway) is an internationally renowned north-south arterial that draws millions of tourists annually and provides interregional, recreational, commuter and local travel through both urban and rural corridors....
CEG Staff - Mon November 25, 2024
Contractor Chosen for $22M Wastewater Pipeline Project
The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 22, 2024, awarded a bid on the first phase of a $22 million wastewater pipeline extension design to alleviate North Auburn's capacity constraints to alleviate capacity constraints in North Auburn, the Placer Sentinel reported....
CEG Staff - Mon November 25, 2024
Skanska Completes $30M Replacement of Barstow Bridge
Skanska announced on Nov. 12, 2024, the substantial completion of the new North First Avenue Bridge over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railyard in the city of Barstow. The $30.7 million project was awarded to Skanska by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and involved the replacement of the historic two-lane bridge built around 1930....
CEG Staff - Mon November 25, 2024
Granite Hired to Update Dike at Oakland International
Granite of Watsonville, Calif., announced that it signed a $34 million contract to implement seismic improvements to the Oakland International Airport Perimeter Dike. The project will protect the airport runway from potential water intrusion by the adjacent San Francisco Bay....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 13, 2024
California's I-80 Pavement Rehab Project Moving Along
Construction crews in Northern California are making significant progress on the Yolo I-80 Pavement Rehab Project — a $280 million effort to serve motorists traveling along I-80 between Sacramento and Davis....
Rebuilding California - Mon October 28, 2024
California Transportation Commission Announces $3.8B in Project Funding
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) announced on Oct. 18, 2024, the allocation of $3.8 billion for projects that will continue to refurbish the state's transportation infrastructure, enhance safety and create more options for the traveling public....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 29, 2024
Caltrans' Fix50 Mobility Project Still on Schedule
In hopes of meeting a September 2025 deadline, construction crews in California are working night and day on Caltrans' Fix50 Project. The nearly $484 million effort will enhance mobility while providing incentives for ride sharing during peak period travel....
Volvo Trucks - Thu October 24, 2024
TEC Equipment, Saldivar's Trucking Pioneer Battery-Electric Transition as First Owner-Operator Deploys Volvo VNR Electric Truck
Volvo Trucks North America, in collaboration with its dealer TEC Equipment, has achieved a significant milestone with customer Saldivar's Trucking becoming the first independent owner-operator in the United States to deploy a Volvo VNR Electric truck for drayage operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach....
Thunder Creek Equipment - Mon October 21, 2024
Scott Equipment Inc. Adds Thunder Creek Fuel and Service Solutions to Southern California Equipment Offering
Scott Equipment Inc. — a heavy equipment sales, support and rental operation with more than 50 years of service to Southern California — has added the Thunder Creek Equipment lineup of field fueling and service solutions to its new equipment sales lineup....
ARTBA - Wed October 16, 2024
UC Davis's Daniel Sperling Honored With Prestigious National Research Award
Daniel Sperling, a professor of civil engineering and environmental science and policy and founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis), is the 2024 recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) prestigious S.S....
