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Structural testing revealed that fewer repairs were needed than initially expected, and crews worked around the clock.

All work associated with removal of the first of four hydroelectric dams slated for demolition on the Klamath River in California and Oregon has been completed by contractor Kiewit, said dam owner Klamath River Renewal Corp. earlier this month.

Two former San Francisco city engineers have separately been charged, and a former building inspector sentenced to prison in the scheme.

California officials say the fire-damaged section of Interstate 10 in LA will not need to be rebuilt and could be open to traffic in about a month.

As structural analysis continues on I-10 near downtown L.A., shoring has been put in place to stabilize the damaged section of roadway. 

The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project in Portland would replace a busy river crossing completed nearly 100 years ago.

The B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project will add 130,000 acre-ft of storage space to the San Luis Reservoir.

The project is planned to include design and construction of a 2,625-ft-long, eight-lane immersed tube tunnel to replace the aging four-lane George Massey Tunnel.

If approved by Congress, added funds for upgrade would prevent and reduce sewage flows and contamination in southern California.

Public outreach has begun related to the San Diego to San Luis Obispo project along a portion of the nation’s second-busiest passenger rail corridor.