Concrete Pavement News and Events
Celebrating Concrete Pavement Week: Honoring the People and Infrastructure Behind Our Roads
Concrete Pavement Week is an opportunity to thank the workforce that builds these essential assets and to recognize the lasting contribution of concrete roads
Super 605 Freeway Project Nearing Halfway Mark in Last Segment
Jun 29, 2026 - They chose concrete pavement for the overwhelming majority of the project, with the goal being to be extend its lifespan
Security Paving Four Years in on the SR-55 Project
Jun 28, 2026 - Security Paving Co. began executing the $506-million contract in August 2022, with a 2027 completion target.
OCTA & Caltrans I-5 Improvement Project Breaks Ground
Jun 28, 2026 - Every day more than 276,000 motorists drive this segment of I-5 through the cities of Irvine and Tustin, to reach commercial, employment, residential, and educational destinations.
USACE Awards $1.86 Billion in Dam Contracts
Jun 27, 2026 - Approximately 350,000 cubic yards of Conventional Vibrated Concrete and 250,000 cubic yards of Roller Compacted Concrete are going into the construction.
TED Talk – Imagine Roads That Save Fuel, Cool Cities, and Store Energy
Jun 06, 2026 - MIT research reveals that road design and maintenance impact transportation emissions far more than construction materials.
SWCPA Welcomes Euclid Chemical, Ecobeton-USA, and Shumaker Industries as New Members
May 28, 2026 - SWCPA is honored to welcome three new companies to its membership this month, Euclid Chemical, Ecobeton-USA, and Shumaker Industries
Coffman Converts I-10 Project to Concrete Based on Cost
May 28, 2026 - Once all the number were in, the Coffman Fisher JV was awarded the I-10 Gila River Indian Community Project based on lower overall project cost.
Security Paving Lands New ONT Project
May 27, 2026 - The airport’s southernmost runway, 8R-26L. Taxiway S will be paved with 35,000 cubic yards of Plain Cement Concrete.
NDOT Selects Granite for the I-80 East Widening Project
May 27, 2026 - In Nevada, the stretch east of Sparks has become a critical connector between the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area and USA Parkway, the gateway to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center
FlatironDragados-Skanska JV Adds $445 Million to LAX Contract
May 26, 2026 - The project serves as a key component to the broader modernization at LAX ahead of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics.
It’s Construction Safety Week
May 3, 2025 - Safety Week is our opportunity to recognize and celebrate that promise to do whatever it takes to send everyone home safely every day.
Second Annual SWCPA Concrete Pavement Conference Brings the California Community Together
April 23, 2026 - More than 200 concrete professionals gathered together in Davis, California for two days of presentations, panels, and boots-in-the-concrete demonstrations
EPIC Awards Presented to Six Outstanding Projects at the Second Annual CCPC
April 23, 2026 - Excellence in Pavement and Infrastructure Concrete (EPIC) awards were presented at the 2026 California Concrete Pavement Conference in Davis, CA on April 22, 2026
UCPRC Open House at CCPC 2026 Features Test Cell Placements, Testing & Grinding
The day’s events started when the first Central Concrete truck rolled onto the site at 7 am and the first of three test placements began.
C.A. Rasmussen Calls in Throop for Los Angeles Avenue Work
March 31, 2026 - Current work includes cold-planing and overlaying the existing asphalt concrete, reconstructing the pavement with JPCP-RSC
CCPC 2026 Just Three Weeks Away!
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
NCC Segment 7 Reaches Major Milestone
March 30, 2026 - Each girder, weighing approximately 120,000 pounds, was placed using a 500-ton crane, mobilized on a temporary wooden trestle bridge
Sully-Miller on Phase 2 of the I-10 Freight Corridor Project
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.
SWCPA Welcomes New Members for 2026
March 28, 2026 - SWCPA welcomes three exceptional concrete pavement focused members, Griffith Co., Short Load Concrete, and RVC Concrete.
REGISTRATION OPEN – 2026 California Concrete Pavement Conference
CCPC 2026 offers timely technical sessions, practical insights, and valuable peer-to-peer discussions focused on performance, constructability, quality, and long-term value
Vanguard Rehabbing the Highway 101 Hospital Curve through San Francisco
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
Teichert Completes New SR 156 Mainline & Roundabout
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.
Greg Bartholomew, In Memoriam
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