Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 09, 2024
Unique Drilling Operations Pace Repairs in Santa Barbara
A crack across a section of Highway 154 and along the outer shoulder of a section of Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County has led to the closure of the two-lane highway (with shoulders on either side) from San Antonio Creek Road to Painted Cave Road....
Caltrans - Tue June 11, 2024
California Officials Allocate Nearly $2B for Bridge, Infrastructure Work
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated $1.9 billion to support transportation infrastructure projects that play a starring role in powering the world's fifth largest economy....
Caltrans - Tue June 11, 2024
Caltrans Investing in AI Technology to Improve Congestion
Caltrans, in partnership with the California Department of Technology (CDT) and the Department of General Services (DGS), recently announced historic contracts as California seeks to harness the power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to protect vulnerable road users and improve traffic flows throughout the state....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 11, 2024
Papich Construction Installing Two Crossings Beneath California Highway
Papich Construction Co. Inc. initiated operations on the California Department of Transportation's $16.8 million Sonora Junction Shoulders Project on May 14 in Mono County in eastern central California, a rural area adjacent to the Nevada border....
Caltrans - Tue May 14, 2024
Stockton's Viaduct Replacement Project to Commence in 2026
The Interstate 5 Stockton Channel Viaduct Replacement Project is on schedule to begin construction in 2026 and will represent the largest project investment in Caltrans District 10 history at nearly $1 billion....
Caltrans - Tue May 14, 2024
California Investing Nearly $1B for New Infrastructure Upgrades
Caltrans will spend approximately $930 million over the next four years to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the state, according to a plan approved by the California Transportation Commission (CTC)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 14, 2024
Flo Engineering Restoring Access to Critical Highway in California
The many powerful atmospheric river storms that have struck California since February have taken their toll on several highways and state roads. This has led to major landslides and a small section of an outer lane collapsed along the edge of a cliff in the Big Sur....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 01, 2024
Two Firms Give Burned Highway New Life
A severe blaze beneath a section of the I-10 in downtown Los Angeles late last year closed one of the city's busiest highways for several days, but herculean efforts by two general contractors and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) engineering and emergency teams allowed the road to reopen weeks in advance of a much longer anticipated delay....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 16, 2024
C.A. Rasmussen Commences Paving, Guardrail Project
C.A. Rasmussen Inc. started work on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $59.5 million Topanga Canyon Boulevard Pavement Project, which covers more than 18 mi. on State Route 27 (SR 27) from the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu to Devonshire Street in Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 16, 2024
Caltrans, Crews Working to Repair Highway Landslides
A landslide on Highway 1 (The Pacific Coast Highway) led to an approximately 7-ft. section of the outer lane sliding down the hillside and the indefinite closure of the famed highway in Big Sur for 40 mi., which leaves only one functional lane open based on convoys overseen by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and law enforcement authorities to ensure a safe passage for motorists....
