Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 17, 2019
Caltrans Not Shaken By July 6 Earthquake Damage
Caltrans wasted no time getting to work on a state road extensively damaged in the July 6 evening earthquake. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern California left three sections of SR 178 buckled and cracked....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Tue July 02, 2019
Caltrans: Initial Fixes on RSR Bridge Due to Complete in July
It's never good when crumbling concrete falls off an aging highway bridge, but particularly so on one that crosses a portion of San Francisco Bay, one of the busiest traffic corridors in the world. The structure in question is the 5½-mi.-long Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, the northernmost of the Bay's five crossing points....
USDOT - Tue July 02, 2019
USDOT Allocates $300M to Transbay Corridor Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that the Transbay Corridor Core Capacity project will receive a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funding allocation of $300 million through FTA's Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program....
Tue July 02, 2019
Granite, Teichert Team Wins $275M Project in Sacramento
Granite announced that the joint venture team comprised of Granite and Teichert Inc. has been awarded a $275 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the SAC 5 Corridor Enhancement Project in Sacramento, Calif....
CEG - Tue July 02, 2019
Road Machinery Steps Up Support for Golden Queen Mine
Supporting the heavy equipment needs of the only gold and silver mine in California can be challenging, especially when the mine is located in a remote part of the Mojave Desert. (L-R): Golden Queen Mine's maintenance crew, Shawn Folkes; Eli Blades, maintenance superintendent; Steve Baker; John Horton; and Dusty Basham, take a well-deserved break....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019
CCTA, Caltrans Work on $136M Project Near San Francisco
Work is under way on a $136 million interchange improvement project at the Interstate 680 and the State Route 4 Interchange in Contra Costa County near San Francisco. It is the first phase of the project....
Granite - Wed June 05, 2019
Granite Wins $27M Joint Venture Offshore Project
Granite and Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc. announced that their joint venture team has been awarded a $27 million joint venture contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest for the construction of maintenance dredging at Piers 1, 3 and Paleta Creek at Naval Base San Diego....
CEG - Wed June 05, 2019
Bedrock Machinery Rises to Top Following Humble Start
While it is common to hear about companies that failed during the great recession, others were born and achieved growth during this challenging period. Bedrock Machinery of California is one of those companies....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019
San Diego's $2.17B Trolley Hits Half-Way Mark
Having passed the halfway point in construction, the Mid-Coast Trolley project continues making headlines as the largest transit project in the history of the San Diego region. The $2.17 billion undertaking is the result of extensive design work, environmental impact studies, environmental clearance, grant proposals and years of planning....
Caltrans - Tue June 04, 2019
Caltrans Awards Millions to Improve Transportation
Caltrans has awarded $40.5 million to local agencies for transportation projects statewide. The grant money will be used for planning on projects that will reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change....
