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Top 25 Highway Projects Feature Story: Top CA Highway Projects 2009: ENR Top Lists for 2010: |
| Rank | Name of Project | Cost of Project ($ Mil.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening, Los Angeles GC: Keiwit Pacific Co. Engineer/Owner: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Caltrans Description: Project will add a 10-mi HOV lane on the northbound side of the San Diego (I-405) Freeway from the I-10 to the Ventura (U.S. 101) freeways. |
1,300.00 |
| 2 | San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) Restoration, Los Angeles GC: Atkinson Construction Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Project includes the complete resurfacing of I-10, in both directions, between the I-5 and I-605. |
165.00 |
| 3 | I-215 Segments 1 and 2, San Bernardino GC: Skanska-Rados JV; CM: Jacobs Engineer/Owner: San Bernardino Associated Governments Description: The project, located from south of Rialto Avenue to north of SR-259, includes 17 new bridges, concrete retaining walls, mechanically stabilized embankment walls and 88,000 tons of AC pavement. |
154.30 |
| 4 | SR 905 Expansion Phase 1B, San Diego GC: Flatiron West/Sukut Construction JV Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Construction of 3 mi of six-lane freeway from Britannia Boulevard to east of I-805 in San Diego. |
77.00 |
| 5 | I-15 Ontario Fix, Ontario GC: Security Paving Co. Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Improvement project from SR 60 in Ontario north to 6th Street in Rancho Cucamonga will widen bridges, pave median, replace pavement and improve drainage. |
52.00 |
| 6 | I-880/High Street Bridge Replacement, Oakland GC: Flatiron Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: The seismic retrofit project will reconfigure the SR 77/42nd Avenue interchange with I-880 to a partial diamond interchange with at-grade intersections. |
50.60 |
| 7 | SR 198 Expansion, Kings & Tulare Counties GC: Flatiron Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: The project will convert the 10-mi existing two-lane conventional highway to a four-lane expressway from Hanford to Visalia. |
50.00 |
| 8 | Doyle Drive Replacement Contract 3, San Francisco GC: C.C. Myers Engineer/Owner: Caltrans/ San Francisco County Transportation Authority Description: Contract 3 (out of 8 contracts) involves the southwestern end of the corridor between the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza and the San Francisco National Cemetery and includes the construction of the new southbound viaduct bridge |
48.40 |
| 9 | SR 91 Lane Addition, Orange & Riverside Counties GC: Brutoco Engineering & Construction Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Project consists of widening the eastbound SR 91 freeway to add one general-purpose lane and establish full standard lane and shoulder widths across the freeway from SR 241 to SR 71. |
47.90 |
| 10 | SR 18 Big Bear Bridge Replacement, Big Bear Lake GC: Flatiron Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: The new bridge will incorporate 12-ft lanes, one 12-ft turn lane and 10-ft shoulders and a 5-ft ADA-compliant sidewalk on one side; project also includes the realignment and signalization of the intersection of SR 18 and SR 38. |
40.00 |
| TIE | Wilfred Avenue/U.S. 101 Interchange, Rohnert Park GC: Ghilotti Bros. Engineer/Owner: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Caltrans Description: The project will modify the interchange by constructing a new bridge undercrossing structure linking Wilfred Avenue to Golf Course Drive, and will also realign and widen Highway 101 from four to six lanes (HOV) for 1.6 mi. |
40.00 |
| 12 | Highway 1/Salinas Road Interchange, Monterey County GC: DeSilva Gates Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: The project will construct a new interchange to carry Salinas Road over Highway 1 with new on- and off-ramps and a frontage road between Salinas and Jensen roads. |
30.00 |
| TIE | SR 180 East/Kings Canyon Expressway Segment 1, Fresno GC: Teichert Construction Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Project consists of a new four-lane Kings Canyon Expressway from just east of Temperance Avenue to Quality Avenue on a six-lane right-of-way alignment. |
30.00 |
| 14 | Highway 237/680 Separation to Grimmer, Fremont GC: Top Grade Construction Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Freeway widening project includes a new HOV lane, the widening of five bridges and construction of two retaining walls(one a soundwall). |
28.40 |
| 15 | SR 46 Widening, Kern County GC: Griffith Co. Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Project will widen 8 mi of SR 46 from 1.9 mi west of SR 33 to Browns Material Road. The two-lane highway will be expanded into a four-lane expressway with a 62-ft center median. |
25.00 |
| 16 | I-80 Operational & Capacity Improvement Phase 3, Sacramento GC: Flatiron Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Project includes constructing the westbound and eastbound extension of the bus/carpool (HOV) lane and auxiliary lanes from Miners’ Ravine past SR 65. |
24.50 |
| 17 | Highway 80 Widening, Roseville GC: Flatiron Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Project will widen eastbound and westbound I-80 approximately 2.3 mi from Eureka Avenue to 1 mi east of Highway 65. |
22.50 |
| 18 | I-80 Eastbound HOV Lane Extension, Contra Costa County GC: Ghilotti Bros. Engineer/Owner: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Caltrans Description: The 4.1-mi-long project will widen eastbound I-80 to add an HOV lane from just west of the SR 4 interchange to 0.43 mi east of Cummings Skyway overcrossing. |
22.40 |
| 19 | SR 12 Rehabilitation, Solano County GC: RGW Construction Engineer/Owner: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Caltrans Description: The project includes shoulder widening, left turn channelization, drainage modifications and intersection widening near Suisun City, east of Walter Road to Currie Road. |
20.40 |
| 20 | Isabel/I-580 Interchange Improvements Contract 1, Livermore GC: DeSilva-Gates Engineer/Owner: City of Livermore Description: The project will provide a permanent connection between I-580 and Isabel Avenue/SR 84 to relieve congestion at the existing Airway/I-580 interchange. |
17.70 |
| 21 | Arroyo Seco (SR 110) Parkway Improvement, Los Angeles GC: Cooper/Myers Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Project consists of replacement of the existing metal beam and temporary barriers with decorative concrete median and side barriers that reflect the stonework architecture seen throughout the surrounding communities. |
17.00 |
| 22 | Harbor Boulevard/U.S. 50 Interchange, Sacramento GC: Argonaut Construction Engineer/Owner: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Caltrans Description: This project will reconfigure the U.S. Highway 50/Harbor Boulevard interchange to a modified version of a partial cloverleaf, include loop ramps in the northeast and southeast quadrants and widen Harbor Boulevard to 6 lanes. |
16.10 |
| 23 | Highway 89 Environmental Improvements, South Lake Tahoe GC: Qualcon Construction Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: The project, located between U.S. 50 and the Alpine/El Dorado County line, will widen shoulders and rehabilitate and reconstruct drainage facilities. |
16.00 |
| 24 | I-80 Roadway Rehabilitation/Final HOV Paving, Fairfield GC: Top Grade Construction Engineer/Owner: Caltrans Description: Resurface, restore and rehab the highway along I-80 in Solano County from 0.4 mi west of SR 12 overcrossing to 0.8 mi east of Air Base Parkway overcrossing. |
13.40 |
| 25 | I-805 Auxiliary Lanes, San Diego GC: Skanska Engineer/Owner: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Caltrans Description: Caltrans will construct two southbound auxiliary lanes between SR 54 and Bonita Road. |
11.50 |
| Source and Methodology: Though by no means a definitive list of the top highway projects in the state of California, most information was garnered via McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge data and Caltrans and municipalities’ websites. |
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