Comments on: RIGHT AWN: Phase I of The Big Fix is complete

By: stickie

stickie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:44:15 +0000

Applause for those workers out there in this heat.

By: RunnerGirl

RunnerGirl — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:44:14 +0000

nycaboo: I’ve been in the biz for almost 15 years, both in the public and private sectors, as well as on both the transportation planning and project delivery end. I know a good Caltrans director when I see one! Kempton epitomizes what a gubernatorial appointee in that type of position should be.

SLOW FOR THE CONE ZONE

By: nycaboo

nycaboo — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:33 +0000

oh and holler to the public-private partnership shout out

By: nycaboo

nycaboo — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:58:41 +0000

uhh like the post! you are obviously politically astute (or you at least read the right articles!) will kempton is the man

recently came across sac rag (dont know how it took so long) LOVE!

By: basuraman

basuraman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:13:41 +0000

Caltrans has a cool time lapse of the work.

By: T Mc

T Mc — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:55:57 +0000

Engineering and construction are great jobs! Recent salary surveys show that first year grads from Construction Management and Civil Engineering programs earned $55k-$70k as their starting salary. Sac State has great local programs, too. http://www.csus.edu/cm and http://www.ecs.csus.edu/ce for more info.

By: sac-eats

sac-eats — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:39:27 +0000

I smell a Sacbee Sunday nomination for this piece…

By: Turty Squip

Turty Squip — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:08:47 +0000

Good job on Phase 1. Sigalert gets a GIANT THUMBS DOWN for failing to note the closure at all- traffic was NOT moving along at 65 mph on downtown I-5 all last week, as their site claimed.

Would it be too much to ask that the trucks loaded with broken concrete chunks put a tarp over their loads before they get back on the other freeways and share their debis with the rest of us? And maybe one more run with the street sweeper (or a guy with a leaf blower?) before opening a road/lane after work.

Other industries with tangible and long lasting results: Arsonist/explosives expert, logger, strip miner. Follow your heart kids!

By: RunnerGirl

RunnerGirl — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:17:34 +0000

P.S. A project with this level of visibility will, hopefully, encourage some of the younger set to consider engineering or construction as a future career. It’s an exciting industry, and there aren’t many jobs where you see such tangible and long-lasting results of your work.

By: RunnerGirl

RunnerGirl — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:08:36 +0000

OOPS! You’re right.

By: T Mc

T Mc — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:01:17 +0000

Your link at the bottom goes to http://www.bigfix.com, which redirects to the Warner Bros. site. I think you mean to link to http://www.fixi-5.com. Also, motorists without Internet access can call 511 from their cellphone for updates on the project.