Bakersfield. com - Tue October 19, 2021
Crews Will Break Ground On Largest Bridge of Its Kind
The California Department of Transportation expects to break ground early next year on an $87 million wildlife crossing on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills that experts say is critical to help save an isolated population of mountain lions from extinction....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue October 19, 2021
Contractors Solve Logistical Challenges On Coastal Project
Talk about close calls. When a coastal bluff in Del Mar collapsed earlier this year, the resulting landslide came within feet of rendering the only train route between San Diego and Los Angeles, and the rest of the West Coast, inoperable....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 06, 2021
Flatiron Embarks On One of California's Largest Projects
Construction crews from Flatiron are embarking on one of the largest highway construction projects in the California region. Overseen by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the $480 million Fix50 project will see a long-awaited upgrade of the busy section of Highway 50, a key corridor in mid-town and East Sacramento (Sacramento County), with the addition of high-occupancy vehicle lanes; widening of 12 bridges; and newly-built retaining walls....
Kubota Tractor Corporation - Thu September 23, 2021
Kubota Tractor Corporation Closes Escrow, Acquires Land in Elk Grove, California, for New Western Division Operations
Kubota Tractor Corporation has closed escrow and acquired nearly 44 acres of land in Elk Grove, Calif., in Sacramento County off Highway 99, roughly 20 miles north of its current facility in Lodi, California....
Build California - Tue September 21, 2021
Build California Offers e-cademy for Future Contractors
Since launching in September 2019, Build California has reached more than 7.5 million students, parents, teachers, influencers and job-seekers across the state through its robust mix of outreach and programmatic efforts, educating them on the career opportunities available in the construction industry....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 08, 2021
Granite Provides Infrastructure for Massive Energy Project
Motorists traveling east from Palm Springs and Indio, Calif., on I-10 into the desert have been frequently known to mutter, "There's a whole lot of nothing out here." That conversation is changing to "there's a whole lot of something going on out here."Granite Industrial, a subsidiary of California-based Granite Construction Inc....
By Sharon Swanson - Wed August 25, 2021
Vantage Auctions Hosts First Post-Pandemic, Live Sale
Vantage Auctions returned to its first in-person, live auction since the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020. This $5,000,000 auction was held on July 24, 2021, where bidders were welcomed onsite to inspect the equipment, as well as to bid live at the event, while others were still able to bid virtually....
Doosan - Tue August 24, 2021
How SoCal Family Land Development Biz Succeeds From the Ground Up
The average person doesn't think twice about what is underneath their feet as they walk along a sidewalk, across the street or through a parking lot. The team at T.O. Development does. Thirty years ago, David Rowland and his wife, Janice, moved from Anchorage, Alaska, to San Diego, Calif., and founded T.O....
NPR. org - Tue August 24, 2021
PG&E to Bury 10,000 Mi. of Power Lines in California
Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 mi. of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation across drought-stricken California....
ReBuild SoCal - Mon August 23, 2021
Rebuild SoCal Partnership Applauds Infrastructure Report
Rebuild SoCal Partnership (RSCP) applauded a first-of-its-kind report that finds that upcoming spending on federal, state and local transportation infrastructure will generate nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California annually over the next decade and will support 700,000 jobs per year....
