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....
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....
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....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 13, 2019
Winter Storms Cause Road Damage in Southern California
Following a brutal winter season that brought record rainfalls, sharp winds and heavy blankets of snow throughout portions of the state, work crews in Southern California are currently focusing their efforts on areas ravaged by recent torrential downpours....
Caltrans - Wed January 16, 2019
Caltrans Studies How Climate Change Affects Highway System
Caltrans has released two Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments as part of an effort to understand how and where climate change may impact the state highway system. The new reports for Northern California and the Central Valley continue the department's efforts to assess all regions of the state....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 19, 2018
$631M Interchange Under Way on I-5
A $631M project is considered as a big step toward reducing traffic on Interstate 5 in southern Los Angeles and northern Orange counties. Known as the Valley View Avenue Interchange Project, work is centered in La Mirada and spans 1.5 mi....
Sophia Bollag - Associated Press - Wed September 26, 2018
FPPC Investigates Possible Finance Rules Violation
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (AP) California's campaign watchdog said it is investigating whether a campaign to preserve the state's recent gas tax hike violated finance rules. The Fair Political Practices Commission will look into a complaint filed by the opposing campaign that alleges state employees distributed flyers urging voters to keep the tax increase in place....
