Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 23, 2022
Flatiron, Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring Inc. Restore Eroding Slopes
The California Department of Transportation is spending $51 million to construct two secant (retaining) walls to restore eroded slopes on the coastal side of the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH, Route 1) south of Point Mugu State Park in Ventura County....
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....
Bureau of Land Management - Tue August 23, 2022
Solar Project Will Create 750 Union Construction Jobs
The Bureau of Land Management has issued the final approval for construction of the Oberon solar project on approximately 2,600 acres of BLM-managed land near Desert Center in eastern Riverside County, a significant milestone in the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to modernize America's power infrastructure in the West and permit at least 25 gigawatts of solar, wind, and geothermal production on public lands by 2025....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed August 10, 2022
Granite Tackles California Congestion Issue With $700M '101 in Motion' Project
For more than 20 years, the Southern California cities of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria have endured a daily slog of congestion that spills over into these charming beach communities. U.S. 101 carries three lanes of traffic in each direction out of Los Angeles to all points northward....
CARB - Thu July 28, 2022
$125M in Incentives for Off-Road Zero-Emission Equipment Available Through California's CORE Project
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) opens the second round of its Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) today, providing point-of-sale discounts on off-road zero-emission equipment....
AGC of California - Tue July 26, 2022
AGC of California CEO Receives BuildOUT Impact Award
Peter Tateishi, chief executive officer of AGC of California (AGC), was awarded a 2022 Built Community Impact Award from BuildOUT California to celebrate his contributions to the economic empowerment of LGBTQ+ and allied businesses and professionals in construction....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue July 26, 2022
Granite's Coastal Projects Help Prevent Disasters
Granite Construction is finishing two unusual projects this summer that showcase its engineering and construction chops. Both projects will provide safer access to locals as they access California's most prized possession — beaches....
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....
CEG - Tue June 28, 2022
Nixon-Egli Equipment Hosts 2022 Summer Kick-Off Event
The Southern California Contractors Association (SCCA) held its 2022 Membership Summer Kick-Off at Nixon-Egli Equipment on June 18 in Ontario, Calif. This was the largest membership event of the year and was attended by approximately 150 people affiliated with the construction industry, including contractors, equipment dealers and industries that serve the competitive southern California construction community....
