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Roadbuilding
Caltrans marks beginning of $370M SAC 5 Corridor Enhancement Project
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) released a statement marking the beginning of the $370 million SAC 5 Corridor Enhancement Project to reduce congestion on Interstate 5 by installing 67 miles of new and rehabilitated lanes from 1 mile south of Elk Grove Blvd. to the American River viaduct north of downtown Sacramento, The Sacramento […]
August 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
Caltrans awards $275 million SAC 5 project to Granite and Teichert
Granite and Teichert have been awarded the $275 million SAC 5 corridor enhancement project for Caltrans. Construction will start later this year. Details here.
July 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
$1.8B, nine-bridge improvement project completed thanks to Calif.’s SB-1
Caltrans reports that it has officially completed a $1.8 billion project that improved nine bridges in five Sacramento Valley counties. Get more details here.
December 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
Caltrans offers more carpool, bus lanes for busy I-80
Plans are being considered to bring traffic relief to Interstate 80 between Sacramento and Dixon, California, according to KVTV-TV news station. A proposal from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would add 21 miles of bus and carpool lanes on both sides of the highway. The highway would be widened from three to four lanes […]
December 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
USDOT launches regional forum for Beyond Traffic transportation trends, policy discussions
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has planned 11 forums across the country this fall to discuss the department’s Beyond Traffic report to be published next year. Beyond Traffic started as an effort to “spark a national dialogue” about the needs and goals for the U.S. transportation system for the future. The first “Megaregion” forum was […]
September 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
California Transportation Commission allocates $561 million for 125 transportation projects
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $561 million for state and local transportation projects across the state, representing 125 total projects. “At Caltrans (California Department of Transportation), we are working to not only preserve our investments in the state highway system, but are also investing in projects that expand the availability bike and pedestrian […]
July 7, 2015
Workforce
Construction crew sprayed with pesticide by helicopter in California
A group of workers from a construction crew working near Sacramento, California, has come forward saying they are still dealing with sickness after being sprayed with pesticide by a helicopter. According to a report from CBS Sacramento, the men, who asked to remain anonymous, are working on a levee near an orchard. In July they […]
October 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Caltrans wins Pavement Pioneer Award for Perpetual Pavement projects
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received a national Pavement Pioneer Award for the long-life asphalt pavement projects recently constructed on Interstate 5 in Northern California. Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty received the award on behalf of the agency at the California Asphalt Pavement Association (CalAPA) Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference last week in Sacramento. Mike […]
October 31, 2013
Construction Equipment
2010 Lowell Highfill award winner
The Charles Machine Works, manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, announced that Garry Paschal is the winner of the Ditch Witch Lowell Highfill Award for 2010. Paschal, of Ditch Witch Equipment Company in West Sacramento, California, is an 18-year veteran of his dealership’s sales team. The Lowell Highfill Award is annually given to the […]
May 27, 2011
Equipment
Caltrans: 111 public transit, air quality projects get $63.3 million in funding
Caltrans today announced it has awarded $63.3 million to fund 111 public transit and air quality projects across California to upgrade transit service and purchase eco-friendly buses. All of the funding comes from Proposition 1B, the 2006 transportation bond, which includes $3.6 billion to improve public transit in California. “When the voters passed Proposition 1B, […]
May 13, 2010
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