California

Thu January 26, 2017

Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net Construction May Disrupt Bridge Traffic

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge will soon see the construction of a suicide net and deterrent, but when construction begins, traffic may be disrupted for up to four years. Perhaps luckily for some commuters, that traffic scramble may only be at night....

Anthony Foxx (Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation) - Mon January 23, 2017

Feds Grant $1.6B for LA's Purple Line

When people think of Los Angeles, they often think of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood — but also of crippling traffic, delays and pollution in the nation's car capital. In recent years, LA's citizens and leaders have come together around a new vision....

Chuck Harvey - Mon January 23, 2017

San Diego's Genesee Ave. Taking Shape

Work is progressing on a $105.2 million I-5 at Genesee Avenue Interchange Project where crews will replace the existing six-lane Genesee Avenue overpass with a 10-lane bridge that will accommodate greater traffic demands on the north coast of San Diego....

J.K. Dineen - Mon January 18, 2016

Warriors Bring out the Gold Shovels as Arena Construction Starts

With acrobats dressed as construction workers swinging from excavators and fireworks in the background, the Golden State Warriors welcomed 1,000 of their closest friends to the site of their new arena in Mission Bay on Tuesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking that resembled Cirque du Soleil more than it did a construction job....

Wed January 18, 2017

New Year Means Changes on Roadways, Terminals at LAX

With a new year, it's time to look ahead at what will be a busy 2017 in and near Los Angeles International Airport. After the construction moratorium ended on Jan. 4, contractors were back in full swing on a $14 billion modernization in which more than $3 million is spent each day on more than two dozen major construction projects....

Fri January 13, 2017

80 Feet Below: Scenes From The Central Subway's Subterranean Construction

Deep underneath the streets of San Francisco, workers have been busy constructing the Central Subway. The $1.578 billion project will extend Muni's T-Third metro line, providing a 1.7-mile direct transit link between the Bayshore/Mission Bay neighborhoods and SoMa, downtown, and Chinatown....

Mon January 09, 2017

Magni Names Mardian Equipment as Distributor in Ariz., Utah, Nev., So. Cal.

Magni Telescopic Handlers, Modena, Italy, has named Mardian Equipment as the exclusive distributor of Magni's full line of RTH (rotating telehandler), HTH (heavy telehandler) and TH (standard telehandler) products for Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Southern California (San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, Kern, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties)....

Jenna Lyons - Wed January 04, 2017

Three Construction Workers Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Overexposure in Berkeley

Three construction workers were hospitalized following overexposure to carbon monoxide inside a Berkeley building on Friday, officials said. Berkeley Fire Department received a call about 4 p.m. on an incident at the new City Sports Club building under construction at San Pablo and Folger avenues, according to Deputy Fire Chief Dave Brannigan, a fire department spokesman....