Here are the major highway improvement projects happening in Southern California through 2023 Gallery Here are the major highway improvement projects happening in Southern California through 2023 Bridges, California, Highways Here are the major highway improvement projects happening in Southern California through 2023The Orange County Register » Just about every major highway in Southern California has a plan to improve. The largest of those is the widening of the I-405 Freeway, slated to begin this Friday, Jan. 26. The plan calls for 18 bridge replacements plus new and widened bridges. Five bridges will be closed to traffic at times during construction. Here’s a look at some other big road projects that are underway or proposed. Michelle2018-02-09T15:26:19-08:00February 9, 2018|
Oroville Dam crisis prompts $51 billion lawsuitThe Sacramento Bee » The state got hit with another lawsuit over the Oroville Dam emergency, and this one is enormous. Butte County’s district attorney sued the Department of Water Resources on Wednesday for the environmental damage created by last February’s crisis. In particular, District Attorney Michael Ramsey said DWR should have to pay between $34 billion and $51 billion for the tons of concrete, rock and other debris that fell into the Feather River below the dam. Michelle2018-02-09T13:47:19-08:00February 8, 2018|
Ranking the Best, Worst, Safest, and Most Expensive State Highway Systems — The 23rd Annual Highway Report Gallery Ranking the Best, Worst, Safest, and Most Expensive State Highway Systems — The 23rd Annual Highway Report Highways, Reports, U.S. News Ranking the Best, Worst, Safest, and Most Expensive State Highway Systems — The 23rd Annual Highway ReportReason Foundation » Reason Foundation’s Annual Highway Report ranks the performance of state highway systems in 11 categories, including spending per mile, pavement conditions, deficient bridges, traffic congestion, and fatality rates. Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska and South Carolina were the other states in top five of the overall rankings. Michelle2018-02-09T14:48:54-08:00February 8, 2018|
House Democrats propose $1T in infrastructure spendingReuters » U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday proposed $1 trillion in new infrastructure spending over 10 years – five times the amount President Donald Trump is expected to offer in his upcoming plan to spur states and cities to seed new public works projects. Michelle2018-02-09T13:09:30-08:00February 8, 2018|
Water flowing again through Hyatt Powerhouse at Oroville DamOroville Mercury Register » Water has resumed flowing through the Hyatt Powerhouse at the base of Oroville Dam. The releases were shut off about 7 a.m. Wednesday for what was called routine maintenance. A few hours later, a small fire forced evacuation of the hydroelectric power plant, but California Department of Water Resources officials said the incidents were not related and the powerhouse was not damaged. Michelle2018-02-09T13:52:56-08:00February 8, 2018|
INDOT: I-69 Section 6 Will Cost Nearly $1.6 Billion Gallery INDOT: I-69 Section 6 Will Cost Nearly $1.6 Billion Highways, Indiana INDOT: I-69 Section 6 Will Cost Nearly $1.6 BillionIndiana Public Media » The final leg of Interstate 69 from Martinsville to Indianapolis will cost nearly $1.6 billion. That’s according to the final environmental impact statement for I-69 Section 6 the state released Thursday. The analysis says construction could start in 2020 and wrap up within six years. Michelle2018-02-09T13:18:11-08:00February 8, 2018|
