Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 09, 2020
S&B Construction Battles Mud Pots Near San Diego
The power of nature, specifically plate tectonics and seismic activity, literally forced the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to build a 5-mi. temporary road adjacent to state Route 111 (SR-111) and install new underground infrastructure for the two-lane highway and the Union Pacific Railroad to abandon tracks and build new ones in the Imperial Valley, east of San Diego....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 26, 2020
Sound Wall Segments Being Built Along I-805
As part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Interstate 805 South Corridor Enhancement Projects, SEMA Construction Inc. was tapped to build five separate sound wall segments along I-805 between Naples Street in the city of Chula Vista and state Route 54 (SR 54) in the city of National City....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 11, 2020
Ames, Atkinson Crews Forge Ahead With I-10 Project
The last two segments — 2 and 3 — of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) High Occupancy Lane Project are pressing forward, with segment 2 expected to be completed at the end of April and segment 3 in the summer of 2021....
Business Wire - Tue January 14, 2020
Granite Embarks on $33M Highway Reconstruction Job
Granite has been awarded a contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the reconstruction of four miles of State Route 99 (SR 99) near Kingsburg. A primary source of funding for this project is Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 that is expected to invest $54 billion over a 10-year period to improve California's roads, freeways and bridges....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 17, 2019
After $370M Investment, Expect Smoother Drive on I-5
A $370 million project to improve and expand 67 mi. of I-5 through Sacramento will lead to smoother roadways, added capacity and an overall improved drive, but it's going to get worse before it gets better....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 23, 2019
I-10 HOV Lane Project on Track for 2021 Finish
Progress is being made on Caltrans' $509 million project that will add high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) in Los Angeles County. The project features construction of one HOV lane along I-10 in each direction between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and the Orange Freeway (SR-57)....
Romona Paden – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 27, 2019
Efficiency, Technology, Craftsmanship Mark Phase II of CalTran's I-5 Project
Interstate 5 in northern California's Siskiyou County busily hums, clanks, bangs and whirrs as work crews run big equipment and off-road vehicles in Phase II of a $57 million rehab project that runs from Mount Shasta to Dunsmuir....
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....
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....
