Caltrans - Mon June 28, 2021
Caltrans Awards $34M for Transportation Upgrade Projects
Caltrans recently awarded $34 million in state and federal funds to cities, counties, tribes and transit agencies throughout California to improve the state's transportation network. The grant money — including $25 million funded by Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 — will be used to plan sustainable transportation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the state highway system, enhance access to safe walkways and bikeways and increase natural disaster preparedness....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 28, 2021
Guy F. Atkinson Delivers $107M Concrete, Asphalt Upgrades On Pomona Freeway
Crews from Guy F. Atkinson are upgrading approximately 10 mi. of the Pomona Freeway (SR 60) between the I-710 Long Beach (I-710) and San Gabriel River (I-605) freeways to extend the lifespan of the highway....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 16, 2021
Granite Construction, Mahaffey Drilling Fix Railroad Issue in Encinitas
People living on or near North Vulcan Avenue in the Leucadia district of Encinitas had a problem. This beachfront community in north coastal San Diego County is home to Coast Highway 101 and Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) railroad tracks, which carry 37 passenger and freight trains per day....
Volvo - Wed June 02, 2021
Baltic Sands Inc. Utilizes Volvo Electric Equipment in California
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is partnering with Baltic Sands Inc. out of Yucca Valley, Calif., to pilot two of its compact electric machines — the ECR25 Electric excavator and L25 Electric wheel loader....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 01, 2021
Q&D Construction Completes Echo Summit Job Using Accelerated Bridge Construction
Employing an accelerated bridge construction method (ABC), Q&D Construction was able to complete the California Department of Transportation's $14.1 million U.S. Highway 50 Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct Replacement Project three months ahead of schedule....
Volvo - Tue June 01, 2021
Volvo Expands Training Facility With San Francisco Site
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is adding a West Coast technical training facility in the San Francisco Bay Area this summer as part of a larger initiative to invest in technical training across North America....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 19, 2021
HIghway 1 Emergency Reconstruction
Highway 1, California's scenic highway that runs along the Pacific Coast, experienced a serious washout at Rat Creek in Monterey County on Jan. 28 when a post-fire debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar removed a 150-ft....
Associated General Contractors of California - Tue May 04, 2021
Bluebeam, AGC of California Partner for Training Development
The Associated General Contractors of California (AGC) and AGC Construction Education Foundation (AGC CEF) announced a partnership with Bluebeam Inc. that features a strong focus on training, education and workforce development....
Hawthorne CAT - Tue May 04, 2021
Hawthorne Cat Service Tech Wins First Place at Competition
Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment dealer in San Diego, the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Region, recently announced Andrew Holemo, Hawthorne's Think Big Student and field service technician, won first place at Caterpillar's nationwide Cat Trial 10: Tech Test competition, beating 17 other Cat dealer technicians....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 04, 2021
Security Paving Company Reaches Midway Point of Ventura County Highway Job
Security Paving Company Inc. has completed nearly 50 percent of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $91 million State Route 23 (SR 23) Pavement Rehabilitation Project taking place on 8.2 mi....
