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....
Fontaine - Wed August 18, 2021
Fontaine Releases California-Legal Xcalibur Extendable Platform Trailers
Fontaine Heavy-Haul, a leader and innovator in the lowbed and extendable trailer industries, has introduced 53 ft. Xcalibur extendable trailers that are California legal. "We listened to our customers and responded with four 53 ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 11, 2021
Flatiron, Caltrans Earn Honors for I-710 Project
Throughout the duration of the $150.7 million Interstate 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bridge Widening Project, construction crews from Flatiron worked relentlessly in an attempt deliver the massive job ahead of schedule....
Skanska - Tue August 10, 2021
Skanska Promotes Justin Waguespack to Operations Vice President
Skanska, one of the world's leading construction and development firms, has promoted Justin Waguespack to operations vice president for its civil operations in California. In his new role, Waguespack will lead the ongoing $1.2 billion Regional Connector Transit Project in downtown LA, delivering the project to a successful completion for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and for all Angelenos to enjoy....
ARTBA - Wed July 28, 2021
ARTBA Hands Out Pair of Awards for Innovative California Projects
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor in Los Angeles and the University of California (UC) Merced have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation leadership and finance, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 15....
ARTBA - Tue July 27, 2021
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Generates $200B in Economic Activity, 700,000 Jobs Annually for California
Federal, state and local infrastructure funding yields nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California and creates 700,000 jobs each year for the Golden State, according to a new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
PR News Wire - Tue July 27, 2021
Three California Companies Partner to Launch TimberQuest
Three San Francisco Bay Area construction industry companies have partnered to launch TimberQuest, an innovative, sustainable and highly efficient solution for building cost-effective, prefabricated "mass timber" classrooms for the California K-12 and community college markets....
Rebuild SoCal - Tue July 27, 2021
Construction Begins On Massive Airport Metro Project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has begun construction on the $898.6-million Airport Metro Connector Project that will directly connect the county's transit system to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), providing a reliable, fast and convenient connection for passengers and airport-area employees....
Business Wire - Tue July 27, 2021
Granite Will Upgrade SR 46
Granite Construction recently announced that it has been awarded a $20 million contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the State Route 46 4-Lane Widening Project in Lost Hills, Calif....
