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Roadbuilding

Caltrans proposes seismic retrofits for bridges in Sacramento region

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is proposing seismic retrofits for three bridges in the Sacramento region: the Mokelumne River Bridge, the North Sacramento Undercrossing Bridge and the Paintersville drawbridge, Capitol Public Radio reports. Caltrans says the bridges are safe, but they don’t meet current requirements for withstanding earthquakes. Dennis Keaton with Caltrans, told the news agency that the project must first […]

August 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans launches 9-month Road Charge Pilot Program

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has launched its Road Charge Pilot Program, a nine-month study using volunteers to gauge the effectiveness of a pay-by-mile system of collecting fees to help pay for transportation infrastructure projects. Motorists who have volunteered for the test won’t actually pay a fee, but will instead make simulated payments on […]

July 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans makes available long-term transportation plan, CTP 2040

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released its long-term California Transportation Plan (CTP 2040). The plan had been previously opened to public comments back in March. “The California Transportation Plan 2040 sets the correct course for the state’s transportation future,” says Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “With a growing population that requires an integrated, effective […]

June 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA gives 8 state DOTs $3 million in highway-related job training grants

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded eight state departments of transportation roughly $3 million in grants for highway-related job training through the Ladders of Opportunity Initiative On-The-Job Training/Supportive Service. States DOTs receiving grants include California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The grants support DOT training programs for highway contractors, apprentices and […]

June 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

NCPPP announces 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards

The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) has announced six winners of its 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards to be presented June 28 during the P3Connect 2016 conference in Chicago. Winning projects and the public and private partners by category include: Excellence in Individual Leadership Award John G. Picerne, founder and CEO, Corvias Group Infrastructure […]

June 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans partners with Pavia for real-time data management on Livermore highway project

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is partnering with Pavia Systems to use HeadLight software for real-time data management on a widening project on SR 84 in Livermore east of San Francisco. HeadLight, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) inspection platform, compiles real-time, direct input from project inspectors on the job and is designed “exclusively for road-owning government […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans seeks more volunteers before July launch of Road Charge Pilot

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is seeking more volunteers for its Road Charge Pilot program, even though it already reached is goal of 5,000. The agency would like more rural drivers to sign-up to help “accurately depict” the affect of the pilot on the entire state. “It is important that the pilot represents a […]

May 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Three life-saving equipment operators among Caltrans employees honored with state’s top award

Four employees of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have received the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor Award, the top award for state public servants in California for showing “courage in the face of danger” while on duty. Gov. Edmund G. Brown Sr. first presented the awards in 1959, and roughly 600 state employees […]

April 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans partners with Waze app for Connected Citizens Program

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has partnered with the crowdsourced navigation app Waze and will contribute to the company’s Connected Citizen’s Program. In this move, Caltrans joins a growing list of state departments of transportation sharing data with Waze. These include Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. “Combining the real-time anonymous data […]

April 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans eyes using SolaRoad solar panels in roadway projects to generate sustainable energy

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to “explore” the use of solar panels in roadway projects as a means of producing sustainable energy through transportation infrastructure. Caltrans director Malcolm Dougherty signed a letter of intent with Vice Governor Elisabeth Post of the Province of Noord-Holland (Netherlands) to “discuss capabilities, possibilities and information exchange” on […]

March 31, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans demos its souped-up $1 million surveying SUV

The California Department of Transportation has released a new video in its News Flash series, and in it, you can watch as a Caltrans worker uses the department’s “revolutionary” surveying vehicle. “Some call it a Google car on steroids, at Caltrans we call it Mobile Terrestrial Laser Scanner,” spokesman Gilbert Mohtes-Chan said. Caltrans said in a press release […]

March 23, 2016

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