Mon December 21, 2020 - National Edition #26
ACPA
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has named 28 recipients of its 31st Annual Excellence in Concrete Pavements awards, which recognize quality concrete pavements in the United States and Canada. The awards program encourages high-quality workmanship, quality and creativity in concrete pavement construction, rehabilitation and preservation projects.
The award-winning projects were paved by 23 different contractors. Projects are located in 14 states or regions represented by 12 ACPA-affiliated chapters and state paving associations. Winners were determined by 56 professionals who devoted their time and expertise to serve as judges.
The program recognizes contractors, engineers, and project owners who completed outstanding projects. Companies noted with an asterisk ( ) are members of ACPA National.
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Freeway ramps to close for McClure Tunnel upgrade
Dec. 20, 2020 at 10:36 am
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced a project to upgrade the tunnel lighting system and install a queue warning system at the McClure Tunnel on Interstate 10 (I-10) and State Route 1 (SR-1) in the city of Santa Monica. Overnight full closures of the McClure Tunnel and nearby ramps will occur during construction. The project will include the following:
The work zone spans one-mile from Lincoln Blvd on I-10 to the Broadway Pedestrian Overcrossing on SR-1. Crews will upgrade the lighting system in the McClure Tunnel to LED lights for improved visibility.
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/19/2020 - 9:18am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of the long term and short term projects the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled for the week around Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra and El Dorado County. At this time there is no work scheduled for the South Lake Tahoe area.
Most traffic-interfering work will be restricted from 6 a.m. Thursday, December 24 until 10 p.m. Sunday, December 27 due to the Christmas holiday weekend.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $55.4 million safety project in the Camino area to replace the existing concrete median barrier and fill in the gaps in the barrier, build an undercrossing, a wildlife crossing, make local road improvements and replace culverts. The project is expected to be completed in 2022. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway. Westbound Carson Road is closed between Carson Court and Sierra Blanca R
At a Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 8, the board held a public hearing and unanimously approved a resolution of necessity to acquire property interests through eminent domain in order to carry out the State Route 4 Wagon Trail Project.
The Wagon Trail project, which has formally been in the works since 2001, aims to realign and improve a roughly six-mile stretch of Highway 4 between Copperopolis and Angels Camp.
The road has changed little from its original course in the 19th century, when it carried wagons to and from Calaveras County long before the advent of the automobile.
âThe narrow width and non-engineered geometry of the roadway, combined with large traffic volumes (5,000 vehicles per day), reduce roadway operating speeds to approximately 25 to 35 mph and precipitate a higher than average accident rate throughout this segment (66 collisions in the most recent three-year period),â the meeting packet reads. âAs development continues with