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....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 28, 2022
Lane, Security Paving Perform $929M Job On I-10 in California
Phase 1 of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's (SBCTA) $929.2 million Interstate 10 Corridor Project began in September 2018 and is expected to be completed in early 2024. The work is being conducted by a joint-venture that brings together the Lane Construction Corporation and Security Paving Company Inc....
AGC of California - Tue May 31, 2022
AGC of California Elects Its Nine New Emerging Leaders
Associated General Contractors of California (AGC of California) and the AGC Construction Education Foundation (CEF) have announced the election of nine new members to the steering committee of its Emerging Leaders program....
AGC of California - Tue May 31, 2022
Firms Pause Project to Address Mental Health Awareness
On Monday, May 16, Associated General Contractors of California, along with Flatiron Construction, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Southern California District Council of Laborers of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA!) and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) held a Mental Health Awareness Stand Down and called on the construction industry as a whole to recognize the importance of mental health for worker's safety and well-being....
CEG - Tue May 31, 2022
Chargers Break Ground On New $276M El Segundo HQ
The Los Angeles Chargers announced last November they would be moving their team headquarters and training facility to El Segundo following the completion of a construction project that would put their new home situated on a 14-acre site....
Bobcat - Wed May 25, 2022
Bobcat Brings Electric-Powered Construction Equipment Innovations to California
Bobcat Company recently showcased the capabilities of its battery powered construction equipment lineup at a series of test drive and live demonstration events near Los Angeles in Granada Hills and in Stockton, Calif....
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....
Sennebogen - Tue May 10, 2022
VCES Named SENNEBOGEN Tree Care Dealer of the Year
At a recent trade show, Constantino Lannes, president of SENNEBOGEN LLC, awarded David Hill, president of Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) based in Corona, Calif., with eight branches across the state, the SENNEBOGEN Tree Care Industry Dealer of the Year....
Route-Fifty - Tue May 03, 2022
Engineers Experiment With Striping to Protect Workers
Traffic engineers in southern California are trying to figure out whether orange striping in work zones can help improve safety, an idea that their counterparts around the country have tried to perfect for more than a decade....
