Orange County Transportation Authority - Wed December 19, 2018
OCTA Plans for $43B Investment in Transportation
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors has approved a $43.4 billion plan that will serve as a blueprint for how people move throughout the county for the next two decades and beyond....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 19, 2018
Unsung Heroes of California Wildfires
On the morning of Nov. 8, Nolan Merrifield, senior equipment operator of the Butte County, Calif., Public Works Department, headed up into the foothills above Paradise to do some roadwork. Midway there, Merrifield turned and saw a plume of smoke, then he got a call....
Port of Long Beach - Wed December 19, 2018
Rail Project at Port of Long Beach Wins $14M Grant
The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $14 million grant to help pay for construction of a planned rail project that will increase efficiency while reducing traffic congestion on local streets and freeways....
Mammoet - Wed December 19, 2018
Mammoet Moves Historic Building for Pier 70 Project
Mammoet recently completed the successful transport of a 192.5-ton steel building frame as part of the Pier 70 revitalization project in San Francisco. The building frame was moved to a temporary storage location, where it will be housed while the historic pier undergoes renovations....
Liebherr - Thu December 13, 2018
Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. Adds Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 All-Terrain Crane to Its Growing Fleet
Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. , one of America's premier global crane sales and rental companies, expanded its "perfect fleet" of cranes with the Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1all-terrain crane. The LTM 1400 all-terrain crane can serve many industries including petrochemical, precast girder, tower crane erection and dismantling, and high reach commercial work....
Brian Melley – Associated Press - Wed December 12, 2018
Los Angeles-Area Development Approved in Fire-Prone Zone
LOS ANGELES (AP) The conflict between the need for more housing in California and the danger of building in fire-prone mountains was decided in favor of homes on Dec. 11 as Los Angeles County supervisors approved a massive rural housing development....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu November 29, 2018
DOT Announces $281M Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Multiple States
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas....
JCB - Tue September 11, 2018
JCB Makes Direct Investment in West Coast Distribution
JCB North America announced that it has acquired the business and goodwill of west coast dealer, JCB of Southern California (SoCal) from its current owner, Yale/Chase Equipment and Service, Inc. In the coming weeks, JCB North America will assume responsibility for dealership operations, including the sales and support of JCB construction equipment, to customers throughout the greater Los Angeles area and neighboring counties....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 20, 2018
Construction Under Way on $482M Sixth Street Viaduct in LA
A bridge that was considered a major landmark in Los Angeles has been demolished to make way for a new $482M Sixth Street Viaduct. The project is the largest bridge project in the history of the city. The viaduct carries Sixth Street and Whittier Boulevard traffic and crosses the Metrolink tracks, Los Angeles River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, the Santa Ana Freeway and several local streets....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 20, 2018
Massive Dirt Moving Takes Place on $1B Project
Crews are building a $1 billion resort hotel, convention center on 36 acres within the city of Chula Vista, Calif., and the Port of San Diego. However, a separate, but related, project to bring in a massive amount of dirt precedes the actual nuts and bolts work by about a year....
