CalCIMA Updates

March 2, 2022 – According to Charley Rea at CalCIMA, the California State Transportation Agency recently expressed support for the federal National Supply Chain Report, which “highlights the need for strategic investments to upgrade and modernize our infrastructure to enhance capacity.” The state has committed $2.3 billion for freight transportation infrastructure and port upgrades. Also, Caltrans announced that it has adopted a…

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California Dreaming

Jan. 7, 2022 – The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) said that State Transportation Agency Secretary David Kim will step down on Jan. 14. Elissa Konove, a keynote speaker at the 2019 CalCIMA Education Conference, will be the acting secretary. Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that Mike Keever will be the new deputy director of Caltrans. Keever has served extensively in…

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Emergency Repair Needed

Feb. 2, 2021 – Talk about a road in need of repair. A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 was washed out by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said in a statement a debris flow from the hillside above the roadway “overwhelmed drainage infrastructure, flowed across the highway, and eroded the…

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