California Department of Transportation

Wed December 20, 2017

$38M Cabrillo Bridge Retrofit Wins Seismic Safety Award

Caltrans announced that the Laurel Street Overcrossing/Cabrillo Bridge Retrofit and Rehabilitation Project was awarded the 2017 Seismic Safety Award. The $38 million project brought the 100-year-old bridge up to current earthquake safety standards, all with almost no impact to the historic bridge's architecture....

Wed December 20, 2017

Topping Out Port of Long Beach Bridge

State, local and federal officials were joined by construction crews to celebrate the completion of the two 515-ft.-tall towers for the new bridge under construction at the Port of Long Beach. The “topping-out” ceremony marked the end of a three-year construction process to build the signature towers that will be the centerpieces of California's first cable-stayed bridge for vehicular traffic....

Fri December 15, 2017

American Concrete Pavement Association Presents Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has presented its Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award to a 70-year old section of concrete pavement on California's Interstate 10 (Ontario to Colton Freeway)....

Wed October 25, 2017

Caltrans Releases Vision for Rail Plan, Seeks Public Input

Caltrans released the public draft of the California State Rail Plan, which outlines a new framework for California's rail network. The Rail Plan sets the stage for new and better rail, and multimodal and community connections in the state for the next 20 years and beyond....

Haleigh Pike - Tue October 24, 2017

Caltrans: Nearly $3.4B in Transportation Projects to Be Accelerated

Caltrans added nearly 1,200 lane miles of pavement repair and 66 bridges to its growing list of projects to be delivered sooner-than-planned thanks to the imminent influx of revenue from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017....

Chuck Harvey - Wed September 27, 2017

Caltrans Builds New Roadway Over Monumental Slide

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has determined that the best way to repair and ultimately reopen coastal Highway 1 at Mud Creek near Big Sur is to build a road over the massive landslide covering a quarter mi....

Wed August 30, 2017

CTC OKs $690M to Accelerate Projects

Caltrans announced that 32 major “fix-it-first” transportation projects can be accelerated a year earlier than planned due to anticipated funding from Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017....

Wed August 02, 2017

I-405 Highway Project Aims to Tap $627M TIFIA Loan

The Orange County Transportation Authority expects to soon close on a $627 million federal infrastructure loan, after its board voted 16-0 June 26 to sign final loan documents to help pay for a major capacity expansion project in a 16-mi....

Wed July 05, 2017

Granite Wins $36M Site Development Project in Nipton

Granite Construction Incorporated has been awarded a $36 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) for the Interstate 15 Agriculture Inspection Station project in Nipton, Calif., near the Nevada/California border....

Chuck Harvey - Mon January 23, 2017

San Diego's Genesee Ave. Taking Shape

Work is progressing on a $105.2 million I-5 at Genesee Avenue Interchange Project where crews will replace the existing six-lane Genesee Avenue overpass with a 10-lane bridge that will accommodate greater traffic demands on the north coast of San Diego....