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Tag: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Roadbuilding
Caltrans selects 4 firms to manage new road charge pilot accounts
The California Department of Transportation has selected the four firms that will handle account management services for drivers that volunteer for this summer’s California Road Charge Pilot program. According to Caltrans, the four firms selected will offer volunteer drivers several options for reporting their milage in the road-usage fee study this summer. Drivers can select between […]
March 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
California lowers gas tax by 2.2 cents per gallon
While states like Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi are considering raising their gas taxes to better fund infrastructure, California’s tax board recently decided that its residents paid too much for gas last year, and will give them a break at the pump. The Associated Press reported that the California Board of Equalization voted 3-2 Tuesday to lower the […]
February 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Caltrans dismantles 504-foot long section of old Bay Bridge
The California Department of Transportation recently dismantled a massive chunk of the old Bay Bridge in Oakland. According to Caltrans, the department finished up a major project at the beginning of the month in its three-year demolition of the old Bay Bridge as it cut loose the 504-foot long, 2,500-ton steel truss and lowered it onto waiting […]
February 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
Caltrans ordered to pay $12 million for construction crews’ exposure to fungus
The California Department of Transportation has been ordered to pay close to $12 million to five contracted construction employees for exposing them to a dangerous fungus. According to the Los Angeles Times, a jury in Solano County ruled that Caltrans knew there was a dangerous fungus that causes an incurable respiratory disease known as valley fever at the […]
February 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Caltrans workers clear Highway 299 after a landslide
A minor landslide earlier this month turned into a much larger problem in California after El Nino pounded northern California. The California Department of Transportation spent two days digging Highway 299 out from 1,500 cubic yards of debris that fell on the highway. For two days, the road was closed disrupting a connection between 130,000 people […]
February 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
Watch Caltrans use explosives to move a 20-ton boulder
A 20-ton boulder blocking a rural road might seem like an pretty difficult thing to move, but not when you have explosives. After the massive boulder fell onto U.S. Highway 50 about 80 miles north of Sacramento, the California Department of Transportation cleared the area and brought in the big guns – well, big explosives. In […]
January 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Watch Caltrans install new, safer retro-reflective signs
The California Department of Transportation is installing new retro-reflective signs to replace older road signage. According to CalTrans, the orange retro-reflective signs are more fully illuminated by vehicle headlights in order to be more visible at night. The signs don’t require electricity to be illuminated, so this saves money for the department while increasing safety. Caltrans District […]
January 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Study: No ‘significant difference’ between cost of gas tax and RUC on California drivers
Fuel efficient cars have been a boon for the environment and the wallets of drivers, but it’s had the side effect of bringing in fewer tax dollars to support roads in California and across the nation. As a result, some states are looking toward adopting a new road user charge (RUC) that taxes drivers based […]
November 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Second Caltrans worker killed by suspected drunk driver in less than a week
Just six days after a California Department of Transportation contractor was killed by a likely impaired driver near San Diego, another worker has died under similar circumstances in Oakland. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Caltrans worker Miguel Delacruz was working on a paving project Saturday on Interstate 580 when a vehicle drove through a […]
September 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Caltrans worker dies after being hit by suspected impaired driver
A California Department of Transportation worker died Monday afternoon after he was struck by an SUV being driven by a man suspected of being under the influence of drugs. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the man was making repairs sprinklers on Interstate 15 near Escondido, California, when an SUV attempting to get into the southbound lanes of the Interstate […]
September 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) South Corridor Improvement Project
A $1.6 billion package of the overall $3.2 billion invested for freeway and multiple bridges will add nearly 14 miles of carpool lanes to make travel seamless for motorists.
August 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Geosynthetics of all types speed construction
Geosynthetics of all types speed construction, allowing bridges and highways to be built faster and enhance pavement performance.
May 7, 2014
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