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Gerald Desmond Replacement bridge enters crucial phase with construction of main span

Press-Telegram » On Tuesday, workers will begin hoisting the first portion of supporting steel—sometimes called the super structure—and connecting it to one of two 515-foot towers via cables. It will take two days to lift, officials said. Concrete slabs will then go on top of the super structure and from there, workers will build the roadway out from that tower and toward the approaches.

April 24, 2018|

City officials split on who should pay for $17B California Delta tunnels

Construction Dive » Both Los Angeles and San Diego have reduced their Metropolitan Water District usage, and those against the financing plan have said levying fees not in proportion with what customers use could be at odds with the state constitution and might open up the MWD to legal challenges.

April 24, 2018|

USDOT opens application period for $1.5 billion transportation grants

Transportation Today » The U.S. Department of Transportation recently opened the application period for the $1.5 billion Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) transportation discretionary grants program. The grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that positively impact a community or region. The projects must improve bridges, intermodal transportation, ports, rail, roads, or transit.

April 24, 2018|

Long Road Still Ahead for California’s Delta Tunnels Plan

News Deeply » Metropolitan’s decision puts the project on a much firmer financial footing, but Lisa Lien-Mager, deputy secretary for communications at the California Natural Resources Agency, said there are a few water agencies that still need to take specific funding commitments to their boards and more details on the project funding will be available in May.

April 24, 2018|

USGS quake monitors pick up vibrations at Oroville Dam construction site

Chico Enterprise-Record » The state Department of Water Resources said periodic shaking at the dam picked up by USGS monitors has been caused by controlled blasts supporting construction efforts at the site, where workers have been repairing the dam’s main spillway after it crumbled last year, among other projects. So far in April, the USGS has recorded at least three chemical explosions around the main spillway.

April 23, 2018|

USDOT Announces BUILD Program to Replace TIGER

Tranport Topics » On April 20, DOT published a notice of funding opportunity for $1.5 billion through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development discretionary grant, or BUILD, program. Although BUILD would replace the TIGER program, the two bear some similarities. Like TIGER grants, BUILD money would be awarded on a competitive basis to local or regional entities.

April 23, 2018|
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