Caltrans - Tue August 23, 2022
California Invests $3B to Improve Aging Infrastructure
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $3 billion to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state, including $1.3 billion in funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support local projects and to protect local roads and bridges from extreme weather and natural disasters....
Caltrans - Tue August 23, 2022
Construction Crews Make Emergency Repairs On SR 89
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is performing emergency work to install a temporary water passage (culvert) on State Route (SR) 89 near Markleeville, Alpine County, in an effort to reopen the highway following a devastating mudslide on Aug....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 13, 2022
O.C. Jones Widens Crucial Stretch of Bay Area's I-80
O.C. Jones & Sons Inc. began work on the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Solano Transportation Authority's (STA) three-year, $244 million Solano I-80 Express Managed Lanes Project that is adding express lanes on Interstate 80 between Red Top Road in Fairfield and the Leisure Town Road in Vacaville just east of the I-80/I-580 interchange....
Caltrans - Tue June 28, 2022
Caltrans' Safe System Will Protect Construction Workers
Building on its longstanding commitment to safety, Caltrans is unveiling a new Director's Policy on Road Safety, which commits the department to the Safe System approach and reaffirms the vision of reaching zero fatalities and serious injuries on state highways by 2050....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 18, 2022
Kiewit Tackles Draining, Grading Issues On I-80 in California
Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. started work on the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Solano Transportation Authority's (STA) $93.7 million Interstate 80, Interstate 680 and State Route 12 Interchange Project 2A in August 2020 — an initiative that is improving and widening the eastbound SR 12 to EB I-80 connector in the I-80 corridor, as well as improving the connectivity between regionally significant destinations....
Caltrans - Tue May 03, 2022
California Allocates More Than Half Billion Dollars for Projects
In an effort to maintain and upgrade transportation infrastructure in the state, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated $578 million for projects throughout the state. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for $317 million, more than half of the funding....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue May 03, 2022
J. McLoughlin Engineering Co., Sema Complete Southern California Highway Project
The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that over the next 25 years, the population in Southern California will grow by 25 percent, while freight will rise approximately 75 percent. The massive increase in freight traffic is related to more deliveries at the ports in San Pedro and Long Beach....
Caltrans - Tue April 05, 2022
Officials Approve $312 Million for 126 Highway Projects in California
As part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's landmark $1.1 billion Clean California initiative, Caltrans is awarding $312 million for 126 projects along the state highway system. Designed to foster cultural connections and civic pride, the projects are expected to generate 3,600 jobs as part of the multiyear initiative led by Caltrans to upgrade interstates and beautify community gateways and public areas along highways, streets and roads while creating thousands of jobs for Californians....
Caltrans - Tue April 05, 2022
Caltrans Approves Low-Carbon Cement for Highway Jobs
Caltrans has approved the use of low-carbon cement following testing by the Oregon State University College of Engineering. Caltrans is the agency responsible for more than 50,000 mi. of highways and freeways in California....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 08, 2022
Brosamer & Wall Inc. Rebuilds Six Bridges Along I-80
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is spending $30 million via the I-80 Six Bridges Project to increase the vertical clearance to the design standard of 16 ft. 6 in. on six bridges that cross over Interstate 80 (I-80) in the city of Vallejo just north of the Carquinez Bridge....
