Caltrans - Tue March 07, 2023
State Receives $35M for Five Reconnecting Pilot Projects
California will receive more than $35 million through the first round of funding from the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. The program will fund the planning, design, demolition and reconstruction of street grids, parks, or other infrastructure to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure....
Caltrans - Tue March 07, 2023
Caltrans, Brightview West Planning Bridge Over Rail
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Brightline West have entered into an agreement to design and construct three wildlife overcrossings across Interstate 15 (I-15) and the future Brightline West high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 07, 2023
Crews Respond to 'Bomb Cyclone' Damage Across State
The heavy rains and strong winds that struck California in January, dubbed "bomb cyclones," caused severe devastation in many parts of the state, taking lives and destroying and damaging homes and businesses....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 28, 2022
AGC: Billion-Dollar Funds Will Fix Golden State Spans
As part of the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, California is receiving approximately $4.2 billion over five years to address the repair and replacement of highway bridges. This translates into $849.4 million in initial funding for the five-year bridge repair program....
Caltrans - Tue December 13, 2022
Caltrans Employees Receive Public Servants Highest Honor
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently presented four heroic employees of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) with the Governor's State Employee Medal of Valor Award, the highest honor California bestows on its public servants....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 13, 2022
DGC Crews Move Passing Lanes Project Forward
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is investing a fair amount of money into upgrading highways in the Yuba County area and one of them is the $131 million State Route 70 Safety Improvement and Passing Lanes Project that is being constructed by DeSilva Gates Construction (DGC)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 30, 2022
Crews Construct Caltrans' Longest Single Span
A joint venture consisting of Teichert Construction and MCM Construction Inc. began construction on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $63.9 million State Route 70 Corridor Improvement Project in June 2021, which covers the 4-mi....
Caltrans - Tue October 18, 2022
Federal Approval of Funds Results in EV Charging Stations
California has the green light to start using federal infrastructure funding to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along the state's interstates and highways following the recent federal approval of a joint plan by Caltrans and California Energy Commission....
Caltrans - Tue October 18, 2022
California Officials Break Ground On New 10,000-Mi., $3.8B Project
Construction began recently in rural San Diego County on the first leg of the 10,000-mi. broadband network aimed at bringing high-speed internet services to all Californians so they can access emergency information, telehealth services, education and employment....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 18, 2022
Crews Scale Mountainous Terrain to Complete Project
Powell Constructors Inc. began construction of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $21.4 million North Sherwin Shoulders Project in April 2021 in mountainous terrain more than 7,000 ft....
