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Revenue among the region’s design firms climbed another 14% last year, led by transportation sector work that shows no signs of waning

Overall Spending Expected to Fall 8% This Year, But It Will Remain Well Above 2014 and 2015 Levels

Design, maintenance and natural causes among possible problems with huge California dam.

A call for total replacement of the main spillway at a new location.

Caltrans engineers are scrambling to replace Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, a 317-ft-long, concrete continuous box-beam bridge on a key coastal highway after mudslides moved one of the support columns more than a foot, causing the span to crack and bow.

With several large, grid-scale battery-storage facilities opening in quick succession in Southern California, pundits say the state has taken a leading role in developing infrastructure to hold renewable power generated during low-demand periods, using it to supply customers during peak hours.

Up-and-comers work on key projects, mentor others and strive to strengthen their communities.