Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 20, 2020
Joint Venture Tackles Challenging Encinitas Job
Installing new sidewalks and bike paths is primarily a simple, straight-forward project, but this was not the case for a project that included the construction of 4,050 linear ft. of new sidewalks and bike lanes under Interstate 5 (I-5) at Santa Fe Drive and Encinitas Boulevard in the city of Encinitas....
Caltrans - Tue October 20, 2020
Crews Continue Work on Highway 50 Echo Bridge Replacement
Caltrans recently announced it is receiving a $20 million federal grant to improve the busiest, most congested rail junction in California. The award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Grants program will help fund the Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project, which will elevate a set of tracks at the delay-stricken intersection to create free-flowing movement along passenger and freight rail lines, and allow for future expansion....
Caltrans - Tue October 20, 2020
State Receives $493 Million Federal Funds From FHWA
Caltrans announced that the state will receive more than $493 million in additional transportation funding from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) annual August redistribution. "These federal funds will help Caltrans and local agencies invest in improving the transportation system throughout California....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 22, 2020
Bay Cities Rapidly Rebuilds I-680
Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. , the general contractor located in Contra Costa County, began work on the $123.2 million project to build 11 new mi. of express lanes and other road infrastructure on southbound I-680....
Caltrans - Mon September 21, 2020
Flatiron to Make Upgrades On U.S. 50 in Sacramento
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has selected Flatiron to widen and rehabilitate U.S. Highway 50 between Watt Avenue and Interstate 5 in Sacramento. During a preconstruction phase of the $430 milion project, Caltrans and Flatiron have collaborated to identify major scope elements and finalize contract language necessary to establish a foundation for success....
Caltrans - Mon September 21, 2020
'Fix-it-First' Program Will Use $1.6B to Preserve Highway
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated more than $1.6 billion for transportation projects throughout the state, including about $1.3 billion for State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) projects, Caltrans' "fix-it-first" program aimed at preserving the condition of the State Highway System....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 25, 2020
El Centro's Imperial Improvement
Granite Construction Inc. is continuing to make progress on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $44 million, multi-year project to reconstruct the interchange at Imperial Avenue and Interstate 8 (I-8) in the city of El Centro....
Caltrans - Tue August 25, 2020
First-of-Its-Kind Paving Project in Oroville Uses All Recycled Materials
Lamon Construction Company Inc. of Yuba City recently partnered with Caltrans for a unique paving project in The Golden State. A section of Highway 162 in Oroville, Calif. was repaved using recycled asphalt pavement and liquid plastic made with single-use, plastic bottles — the first time the department has paved a road using 100 percent recycled materials....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 12, 2020
All Hands on Deck — Crews Make Steady Progress on Sweetwater River Bridge
Steady progress is the byword for the ongoing upgrade and rehabilitation of the Sweetwater River Bridge in Chula Vista, a $25.7 million project (total cost) along the I-805 in the South Bay area of San Diego County that is a joint-project between the California Department of Transportation and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Tue July 28, 2020
Water Under the Bridge … Fixing Floods at Cosumnes River
Watsonville-based Granite Construction and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are constructing two new bridge structures to replace the Cosumnes River bridge and the Cosumnes River Overflow bridge on State Highway 99....
