Hydrema - Mon April 26, 2021
Hydrema Names G&G Heavy Equipment Rental as Authorized Northern California Dealer
Hydrema, an articulated dump truck manufacturer, continues to expand its dealer network with the addition of G&G Heavy Equipment Rentals in northern California. "We are pleased to welcome G&G Heavy Equipment Rental to our dealer network," said Kris Binder, executive vice president of Hydrema North America....
Rebuild SoCal - Wed April 21, 2021
ASCE 'Report Card' States California Roads Need Upgrades
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. The report, published once every four years, gave the United States a C- overall grade — up from a D+ in 2017 — marking the first time in two decades that the country has received a grade in the C range....
CEG - Wed April 21, 2021
California Makes Investments for Crucial Infrastructure Improvements
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated $491 million to address transportation needs throughout the state. This investment, which includes $273 million generated from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, will repair highways and bridges and improve California's growing network of mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian routes....
Associated Press - Wed April 07, 2021
Construction Crews Unearth Rare Find On California Job Site
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) Construction workers rebuilding a bridge in the San Francisco Bay area unexpectedly found two people living in a cave dug into an embankment, authorities said. Crews were excavating at the site of the old bridge in Vallejo when they heard voices and switched off their digging equipment, Tom Walker, the project manager of the city, told the San Francisco Chronicle....
AGC California - Tue April 06, 2021
Local AGC Student Chapter Earns National Recognition
AGC of America has announced that the AGC Student Chapter at California State University, Chico (Chico State) was named the winner of the "Outstanding Student Chapter: Community Service Award." The Community Service Award is granted to student chapters that epitomize supporting, engaging and benefiting the community through service....
Associated Press - Tue April 06, 2021
Officials Want to Use $4.1B for Rail Project Construction
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Officials in charge of California's high-speed rail project want to tap $4.1 billion in bond money to finish ongoing construction in the Central Valley, completing a segment of track that is just a fraction of the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco line voters approved the money for in 2008....
Sennebogen - Tue April 06, 2021
Mowbray's Tree Service Utilizes Sennebogen for Removals
An army of arborists and tree care specialists have spread throughout California to clean up the debris and charred remains from this past year's record wildfires. The recovery effort has taken a big step forward with the delivery of a new fleet of Sennebogen tree care handlers, signaling the arrival of mechanized equipment for tree removal....
My5LA - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Begin Burbank Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project
Crews are constructing a new, modern bridge for traffic on Burbank Boulevard to cross over Interstate 5 in Burbank. The bridge is scheduled to open to traffic by late 2021, weather permitting. The greater length of the new bridge will allow crews to widen I-5 to construct carpool lanes in both directions on I-5....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
OHL USA Crews Make Upgrades to Ventura Freeway
Since July 2020, crews from OHL USA Inc. have been replacing 19.3 mi. of concrete median barrier on U.S. 101 (Hollywood Freeway/Ventura Freeway) to improve the safety of motorists via a $49.7 million project (total programmed cost) initiated by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)....
Link-Belt Cranes - Fri April 02, 2021
Anglemyer Completes Two-Crane Lift in Orange County, Calif.
Anglemyer Crane Rental of Azusa, Calif., operated its 110-ton Link-Belt HTC-86110 hydraulic truck crane and 275-ton Link-Belt ATC-3275 all-terrain crane to perform a tandem lift of a 155 ft. (47.2 m) long, 60,000 lb....
