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Tag: California: Page 9
Roadbuilding
California governor proposes annual vehicle fee to fund road construction
California needs more money for its aging roads and bridges, but with so many electric and hybrid vehicle drivers, the state isnāt getting enough funding from fuel taxesĀ to foot the bill. Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a new plan to try to put more funds back in the transportation budget. According to CBS San Francisco, [ā¦]
January 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Signs commemorate death of road worker on California highway
A California county hasĀ honored a road worker who was killed on the job in October by not only dedicating a section of the roadĀ to him, but also encouraging drivers to be more safe. The Ventura County Star reported that memorial signs were installed in Oak View, California, last week in order to honor Ventura County [ā¦]
January 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
California county names roadway after road worker killed in October
A California county has decided to honor a roadĀ worker who was killed in October by naming a section of the street he died on after him. According to the Ventura County Star, a new sign will be placed declaring a 1.5-mile stretch of Creek Road as the āAdan Lara Memorial Roadway.ā Lara died Oct. 30 [ā¦]
December 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Study: No āsignificant differenceā 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 itās 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 [ā¦]
November 10, 2015
Business
Spreading his love for the work has been key to this California excavation contractorās success
Although a star football player in high school, Dave Spurr had the sense to realize that only a rare few ever rise to the top in that profession. When he looked around at where he might make his mark, construction seemed a good bet. Out of high school, Spurr built houses, drove the water truck [ā¦]
October 6, 2015
Workforce
Crews uncover mammoths and other Ice Age fossils while grading jobsite near San Diego
While grading the site of a new home development near San Diego, construction crews uncovered fossils paleontologists have dated all the way back to the Ice Age. According to a report from theĀ San Diego Union-Tribune, the workers at the Carlsbad jobsiteĀ unearthed the bones of āancient mammoths, horses, turtles and even a prehistoric bisonāthe second ever [ā¦]
September 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Excavator collides with California overpass, debris causes wreck and lane closures (PHOTOS)
An excavator being transported by a truck trailer struck an overpass on a California highway last week, causing a traffic accident and lane closures. According to a report by Fox 5 TV, the truck was hauling the excavator along Route 163 in Kearny Mesa when it passed under the the Clairemont Mesa Boulevard overpass. Without [ā¦]
August 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
FHWA provides $2 million in emergency relief funds for I-10 bridge repair
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has provided immediately $2 million in emergency relief funds for repairs to the Interstate 10 Tex Wash Bridge near Desert Center, California, that collapsed July 19Ā after heavy rains and flash flooding resulting from Hurricane Dolores hit the area. āAbout 20,000 drivers use this bridge each day, traveling between Arizona and [ā¦]
July 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Portion of I-10 in California will reopen Friday while crews continue to work on bridge collapse
Traffic will resume on Interstate 10 on Friday, less than a week after the heavy rain caused serious damage to the highway and collapsed a bridge. The California Department of Transportation announced that traffic on the interstateĀ at the Tex Wash Bridge about 50 miles west of the Arizona border would be reduced to two lanes [ā¦]
July 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Flooding causes portion of I-10 to collapse in California (PHOTOS)
Heavy rainfall in Southern California caused a section of Interstate 10 to collapse on Sunday, about 50 miles west of the Arizona border. An elevated portion of the highway collapsed after hours of heavy rain and hasĀ cut off travel for the thousands that drive the highway through the desert to and from Southern California and [ā¦]
July 21, 2015
Business
Former worker on Appleās Campus 2 jobsite says tech giant expects iPhone-like level of detail from construction
In an exclusive interview with Business Insider, a person who worked on the construction of Appleās spaceship-like Campus 2 project tells the publication the tech giant expects the same level of detail in the buildingās construction as it does when designing and buildingĀ the iPhone. According to the report, no expense is being spared on the [ā¦]
July 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
After $1.1 billion and 15 years, Presidio Parkway in San Francisco opens (PHOTOS)
It took 15 years and more thanĀ $1 billion, but the final concrete has been poured in the Presidio Parkway project to replace Doyle Drive in San Francisco. The new roadĀ opened to drivers late Sunday night. The 1.6-mile Presidio Parkway replaces Doyle Drive as the main gateway to one of Americaās most iconic bridges, the Golden [ā¦]
July 16, 2015
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