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Roadbuilding

Caltrans to receive $2 million in emergency relief funds for wildfire damage to roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made available $2 million to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for road and bridge repairs required after damage from recent wildfires in the northern part of the state. Total estimates of repair costs for road and bridge damage aren’t complete yet, but the running total sits at $19 […]

September 25, 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 offers $25,000 for innovative transportation idea as part of “Find a New Way” campaign

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is offering $25,000 to the resident with the best idea for improving transportation in the state. The contest is part of the “$25K Find a New Way” program signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown late last year. The state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Department of General […]

September 8, 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 […]

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 19 after heavy rains and flash flooding resulting from Hurricane Dolores hit the area. “About 20,000 drivers use this bridge each day, traveling between Arizona and […]

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 interstate at the Tex Wash Bridge about 50 miles west of the Arizona border would be reduced to two lanes […]

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 has cut off travel for the thousands that drive the highway through the desert to and from Southern California and […]

July 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Caltrans completes San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span cantilever demolition

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed the demolition of the cantilever portion of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The work is the first phase of the bridge demo, having begun in November 2013 and costing an estimated $63.7 million. The East Span dates back to 1936 and is being […]

June 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

California DOT: State needs $5.7 billion more each year to maintain roads

California’s budget falls short on road funding to the tune of about $5.7 billion each year, according to the state’s Department of Transportation. A Caltrans report said the department needs $8 billion annually over the next 10 years to pay for the management and improvement goals set for the state’s infrastructure. But the state only […]

May 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

California Transportation Commission approves $325.8 million in transportation improvements

The California Transportation Commission has approved funds for 142 transportation projects across the state, including roads and bridges as well as biking and pedestrian projects. The funds allocated total $325.8 million, with $132 million from the State Highway Operation & Protection Program for 54 infrastructure and state highway projects. California Department of Transportation director Malcolm […]

April 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

California’s gas tax cut will reduce highway funding, won’t mean cheaper pump prices

The California State Board of Equalization voted to reduce the state’s gasoline tax to 30 cents per gallon from 36 cents, a change set to be implemented in July, according to an Associated Press report. The tax cut reportedly will not cause the price of gas to go down for consumers, but the California Department of Transportation says […]

February 25, 2015

Construction Equipment

Construction equipment thieves get a flat tire then get caught after calling a tow truck

If renting a truck to commit a crime isn’t dumb enough, two California men were arrested earlier this month after their being caught red-handed by a tow truck driver. According to a report from the Press-Enterprise, the two men rented a U-Haul truck and drove onto a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) jobsite at the Interstate […]

November 18, 2014