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SB1 has Fast-Tracked Road Repair Projects throughout California

Three months after the state began collecting an extra 12 cents per gallon in gas taxes, officials have put dozens of road and bridge repair projects on the fast track. With momentum growing for a Republican-led campaign to repeal the gas tax hike, nervous proponents of the higher charges are hoping the flurry of construction […]

Alliance to Governor Brown on Promise to Protect SB1: “We have your back!”

Sacramento – Today, representatives of the Fix Our Roads coalition and the new ballot measure committee, the Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements, praised statements made by Governor Jerry Brown in his final State of the State address. Governor Brown reiterated his strong support for Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act, and vowed […]

Women In Construction

In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, the Alliance spoke with industry advocate Emily Cohen, Executive Vice President of United Contractors on what it means to be a woman working in the construction industry. Tell us about your journey as a woman in construction?I always say “I am not in construction, I […]