Flatiron - Tue October 20, 2020
Flatiron, Turner to Build San Diego International Airport Terminal
A Turner-Flatiron joint venture was awarded a contract to build a new $2.265 billion airport terminal at San Diego International Airport. The 1.2 million-sq.-ft. building with 30 gates will replace the existing 1960's era terminal....
Volvo - Mon October 19, 2020
Volvo Trucks Awarded $21.7M to Deploy VNR Electric Zero-Emission Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7 million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented by $1.7 million from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) for charging infrastructure, to improve air quality in the region....
IROCK Crushers - Wed October 07, 2020
IROCK Crushers Names Maxim Equipment New Dealer
IROCK Crushers has announced that Maxim Equipment will be its exclusive dealer to market, sell and service the IROCK product line in California, Oregon and Washington. Maxim Equipment is an authorized dealer of many of the leading manufacturers in the construction and aggregates industry....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 22, 2020
Bay Cities Rapidly Rebuilds I-680
Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. , the general contractor located in Contra Costa County, began work on the $123.2 million project to build 11 new mi. of express lanes and other road infrastructure on southbound I-680....
Associated Press - Tue September 22, 2020
Crews Find Human Bones at Santa Ana Construction Site
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) Construction was halted recently when contractors uncovered human bones six ft. underground while digging a trench at the future site of a streetcar maintenance yard in Southern California, officials said....
AASHTO - Tue September 22, 2020
California Gets 'Quick Relief' Funds for Wildfire Damage
The Federal Highway Administration recently issued two packets of "quick release" Emergency Relief or ER funds to California (and Oregon) agencies to pay for repairs to transportation infrastructure damaged by wildfires raging across several western states....
Granite - Mon September 21, 2020
Granite Uses Tech to Produce Aggregate Materials in Llano
Granite recently opened its Big Rock Aggregate and Asphalt Plant in Llano. Big Rock will provide aggregate and asphalt to private and public customers in northern and western Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern and San Bernardino counties....
Department of Defense - Mon September 21, 2020
Department of Defense Awards $737M for China Lake Upgrade
The Department of Defense announced it has awarded a Northern California company more than $730 million for construction at the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake. The department said Environmental Chemical Corp....
Caltrans - Mon September 21, 2020
Flatiron to Make Upgrades On U.S. 50 in Sacramento
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has selected Flatiron to widen and rehabilitate U.S. Highway 50 between Watt Avenue and Interstate 5 in Sacramento. During a preconstruction phase of the $430 milion project, Caltrans and Flatiron have collaborated to identify major scope elements and finalize contract language necessary to establish a foundation for success....
Caltrans - Mon September 21, 2020
'Fix-it-First' Program Will Use $1.6B to Preserve Highway
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated more than $1.6 billion for transportation projects throughout the state, including about $1.3 billion for State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) projects, Caltrans' "fix-it-first" program aimed at preserving the condition of the State Highway System....
