Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 12, 2025
Wildfire Repairs Continue On SoCal's SR 27
Repairs continue in the wake of landslides that devastated neighborhoods and heavily damaged roads maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) after the wildfires around Los Angeles in early 2025....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 15, 2025
I-405 Project Paves Way for Safety, Mobility Improvements
The joint venture of C.A. Rasmussen Inc., the managing partner, and FBD Vanguard Construction Inc. began work on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $143.7 million Interstate 405 Sepulveda Pass Pavement Rehabilitation Project on June 16, 2025....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 17, 2025
Griffith Steers I-5 Project Toward '27 Finish
The Griffith Co. expects to be completed by the winter of 2027 with the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $61.15 million Interstate 5 in Castaic Pavement Rehabilitation project it started in May 2024....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 03, 2025
O.C. Jones Completes Part of Caltrans' Konocti Corridor
O.C. Jones & Sons delivered this summer Segment 2C of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) Konocti Corridor Project — the $85 million first phase that widens a 3-mi. segment of State Route 29 from one lane in each direction to a four-lane highway....
California Transportation Commission - Wed September 03, 2025
California Invests $3B to Enhance Safety, Improve Travel Times
The California Trans-portation Commission (CTC) on Aug. 18, 2025, approved $3 billion in allocations to enhance safety and mobility across the state highway system and expand multimodal travel, including bike lanes and pedestrian pathways....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 19, 2025
Calif. Landslide Work Presents Challenge
The California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) emergency $110 million Westport Landslide Complex project is not only repairing the damage caused by landslides to a 1.3-mi. section of State Route 1 (SR 1) in Mendocino County but also is improving the infrastructure to prevent and minimize damage from future storms....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 04, 2025
I-5 North County Enhancement Project Nears End
OHLA-USA crews began working on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) and the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $679 million I-5 North County Enhancement project on Dec....
Caltrans - Mon August 04, 2025
Dina El-Tawansy Sworn in as New Caltrans Director On July 1
Dina El-Tawansy was appointed the 35th director of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) by Gov. Gavin Newsom and sworn in on July 1, 2025. El-Tawansy will manage a nearly $20 billion budget and more than 22,000 employees who oversee 50,000 lane miles of highway, maintain approximately 20,000 bridges, provide permitting for more than 400 public-use airports, fund three of Amtrak's busiest intercity rail services and provide transit support to more than 200 local and regional transit agencies....
Jay Nachman - CEG Correspondent - Tue June 24, 2025
California's Butte City Bridge Project Nears Completion
The ribbon cutting for the Butte City Bridge and Viaduct on State Route 162 in Butte City was June 3, 2025, but 3,100 vehicles, including 400 trucks, have traversed the structure since the winter, following a bridge replacement project....
Keri White - CEG Correspondent - Tue June 10, 2025
Orange County SR 55 Improvement Moves Forward
The Costa Mesa Freeway (State Route 55) is undergoing a significant upgrade to improve traffic flow and reduce travel time in the 4 mi. stretch between Interstate 405 and Interstate 5. The roadway has four regular lanes and one carpool lane in each direction as well as merge lanes between some interchanges....
