Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 01, 2021
Q&D Construction Completes Echo Summit Job Using Accelerated Bridge Construction
Employing an accelerated bridge construction method (ABC), Q&D Construction was able to complete the California Department of Transportation's $14.1 million U.S. Highway 50 Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct Replacement Project three months ahead of schedule....
Volvo - Tue June 01, 2021
Volvo Expands Training Facility With San Francisco Site
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is adding a West Coast technical training facility in the San Francisco Bay Area this summer as part of a larger initiative to invest in technical training across North America....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 19, 2021
HIghway 1 Emergency Reconstruction
Highway 1, California's scenic highway that runs along the Pacific Coast, experienced a serious washout at Rat Creek in Monterey County on Jan. 28 when a post-fire debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar removed a 150-ft....
Associated General Contractors of California - Tue May 04, 2021
Bluebeam, AGC of California Partner for Training Development
The Associated General Contractors of California (AGC) and AGC Construction Education Foundation (AGC CEF) announced a partnership with Bluebeam Inc. that features a strong focus on training, education and workforce development....
Hawthorne CAT - Tue May 04, 2021
Hawthorne Cat Service Tech Wins First Place at Competition
Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment dealer in San Diego, the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Region, recently announced Andrew Holemo, Hawthorne's Think Big Student and field service technician, won first place at Caterpillar's nationwide Cat Trial 10: Tech Test competition, beating 17 other Cat dealer technicians....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 04, 2021
Security Paving Company Reaches Midway Point of Ventura County Highway Job
Security Paving Company Inc. has completed nearly 50 percent of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $91 million State Route 23 (SR 23) Pavement Rehabilitation Project taking place on 8.2 mi....
Hydrema - Mon April 26, 2021
Hydrema Names G&G Heavy Equipment Rental as Authorized Northern California Dealer
Hydrema, an articulated dump truck manufacturer, continues to expand its dealer network with the addition of G&G Heavy Equipment Rentals in northern California. "We are pleased to welcome G&G Heavy Equipment Rental to our dealer network," said Kris Binder, executive vice president of Hydrema North America....
Rebuild SoCal - Wed April 21, 2021
ASCE 'Report Card' States California Roads Need Upgrades
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. The report, published once every four years, gave the United States a C- overall grade — up from a D+ in 2017 — marking the first time in two decades that the country has received a grade in the C range....
CEG - Wed April 21, 2021
California Makes Investments for Crucial Infrastructure Improvements
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated $491 million to address transportation needs throughout the state. This investment, which includes $273 million generated from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, will repair highways and bridges and improve California's growing network of mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian routes....
Associated Press - Wed April 07, 2021
Construction Crews Unearth Rare Find On California Job Site
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) Construction workers rebuilding a bridge in the San Francisco Bay area unexpectedly found two people living in a cave dug into an embankment, authorities said. Crews were excavating at the site of the old bridge in Vallejo when they heard voices and switched off their digging equipment, Tom Walker, the project manager of the city, told the San Francisco Chronicle....
