Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Wed March 24, 2021
Crews Correct Historic Bridge's Malfunction in Sacramento
When the historic Rio Vista Bridge (also known as the Helen Madere Memorial Bridge) malfunctioned in August 2018, Caltrans District 3 initiated emergency repairs on the drawbridge — the sole roadway for vehicular traffic travelling across the Sacramento River between Solano and Sacramento counties....
Rebuild SoCal - Wed March 10, 2021
Organizations Urge Admin to Address Aging Water Issues
A coalition of urban and rural water districts and more than 200 agricultural organizations are urging newly inaugurated President Joe Biden to address aging western water infrastructure as a part of any potential infrastructure or economic recovery package....
Rebuild SoCal - Tue March 09, 2021
House Bills Promote Increased Investment in Local Infrastructure
California Congresswoman Julia Brownley recently introduced two pieces of legislation that would increase local infrastructure investments, improve safety, create jobs and reduce congestion. Brownley serves as the Democratic Representative of California's 26th District, which encompasses most of Southern California's Ventura County and a portion of Los Angeles County....
Water. ca. gov - Tue March 09, 2021
Crews Move Five Million Cu. Yds. of Soil for Wildlife Project
A fleet of bulldozers and other heavy equipment began the enormous task of moving roughly 5 million cu. yds. of soil around a 4,110-acre area of dry lakebed at the southern end of the Salton Sea as part of the Species Conservation Habitat Project....
Caltrans - Tue March 09, 2021
Caltrans Begins Recovery of Big Sur Highway Collapse
Caltrans announced that major emergency repairs of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast at Rat Creek have begun and that it estimates it will reopen the famed roadway early this summer. Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-ft....
Business Wire - Tue March 09, 2021
Sterling Will Construct $135M Dam Project in Inyo County
Sterling Construction Company Inc. recently announced that its subsidiary, Road and Highway Builders LLC, had been awarded a $135 million heavy civil contract by the city of Los Angeles for the construction of the North Haiwee Dam No....
Hawthorne Cat - Tue March 09, 2021
Hawthorne Cat Announces Its Newest President, CEO
Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment dealer in San Diego, the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific region, has announced the promotion of David K. Ness to president and CEO of all the Hawthorne divisions....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 09, 2021
Over the Lagoon — Joint Venture Leads Bridge Replacement Over Coastal Wetland
Foundation, column and bridge superstructure construction is under way at the Interstate 5 (I-5) San Elijo Lagoon highway bridge located above Manchester Avenue and a lagoon channel separating the central and east basins of the 960-acre San Elijo Lagoon coastal wetland in Encinitas, Calif., a city along the northern San Diego County coastline....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 24, 2021
Crews Working to Complete $99M Orange County Upgrade
Construction crews from Security Paving Company Inc. are on schedule to complete construction on the $99.8 million SR 57 Lambert Road Interchange Improvements project in the city of Brea, Calif., (northern Orange County) to improve traffic flow and prepare for future highway infrastructure construction to help freight travel....
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority - Tue February 09, 2021
Mount Vernon Avenue Bridge Reconstruction Underway
Since opening to the public in 1934, the Mount Vernon Avenue Bridge has been an iconic structure, bridging San Bernardino communities to the north and south and serving as a vital link for residents, visitors, students and businesses....
