Concrete Pavement News and Events

March 31, 2026 - Current work includes cold-planing and overlaying the existing asphalt concrete, reconstructing the pavement with JPCP-RSC

March 31, 2026 - Featuring the FHWA’s New Mobile Concrete Technology Center: This interactive mobile lab showcases cutting-edge technology for materials selection, mixture design, field & laboratory testing, and pavement

March 30, 2026 - Each girder, weighing approximately 120,000 pounds, was placed using a 500-ton crane, mobilized on a temporary wooden trestle bridge

March 28, 2026 - The project scope includes the widening of the roadway and bridge structures, as well as improvements to local access ramps, the freeway system connectors within this stretch, as well as the bridge structures.

March 28, 2026 - SWCPA welcomes three exceptional concrete pavement focused members, Griffith Co., Short Load Concrete, and RVC Concrete.

CCPC 2026 offers timely technical sessions, practical insights, and valuable peer-to-peer discussions focused on performance, constructability, quality, and long-term value

March 19, 2026: To extend the roadway lifespan of this portion of Highway 101, Vanguard Construction, working under a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) contract with Caltrans, is rehabilitating 15.4 lane miles of

March 18, 2026 - The project features a unique, new roundabout constructed of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) with a pavement thickness of 10.8”, same as the mainline.

Feb. 23, 2026 - The Bartholomew name is known by multiple generations throughout the white paving industry. As a young man, Greg gained a tremendous amount of

Feb. 23, 2026 - On January 13th, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Cory Binns Chief Deputy Director at the California Department of Transportation, marking a welcome return

Feb. 23, 2026 - The team installed transmitter coils in specially dedicated lanes within the concrete pavement. The coils send power to receiver coils attached to the truck’s underside.

Dec. 16, 2025 - Participants will gain practical knowledge, proven techniques, and a stronger understanding of how design, materials, and construction decisions interact to influence pavement durability

Dec. 16, 2025 - The Caltrans & SANDAG CMGC Project is being constructed by the Joint Venture Team of FlatironDragados, Skanska, and

California Concrete Pavement Conference Returns to UC Davis on Wednesday & Thursday, April 22 & 23, 2026 – Save the Date!

Dec. 14, 2025 - The Committee is responsible for advising the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs, and serves as a forum for

More than 200 concrete community members from NDOT, Nevada engineering firms, the City of Reno and the City of Sparks, materials and equipment suppliers, contracting firms, and the

Join us on Nov. 4, 2025 in Reno for the Nevada Infrastructure Concrete Conference. Registration is now open. Connect with your colleagues, and meet the industry, NDOT, and state & county professionals

Sep. 27, 2025 - During construction, crews excavated 400,000 cubic yards of existing roadway, integrated more than nine million pounds of rebar into the concrete construction, and poured more than 36,000 cubic yards of concrete in the project.

Sep. 26, 2025 - The Interstate 10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project is one of three that together are completely rehabilitating the stretch of I-10 from Coachella to the Arizona border

Sep. 24, 2025 - The scope of work includes rehabbing the roadway, constructing a truck-climbing lane on the eastbound side, replacing the Kingvale Undercrossing and the Troy Road Undercrossing, replacing sign panels, upgrading the lighting

Sep. 20, 2025 - Over seasons one and two in 2023 and 2024, the JV team completed placement of 112,000 cubic yards of new JPCP, reconstructing the entire northbound roadway

Nov. 30, 2025 - The goal of the I-515/Charleston Interchange Project was to significantly reduce a hazardous traffic environment and reduce collisions.

Aug. 26, 2025 - Traffic on the 105, currently at 285,000 vehicles a day, will be greatly eased and safety significantly enhanced by improving traffic flow and reducing stop-and-go conditions. The value derived from the

Aug. 25, 2025 - The work in Phase 1 begins at Mission Boulevard in the north and extends to State Route 60 in the south. The project is adding a total of 27 new lane miles, and removing all current intersections, which will allow for